Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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South Sudan Leads With The Highest Number Of Children Killed In Conflict

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South Sudan is currently  the leading country because of the highest number of children killed every year surpassing Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. 

UNHCR and UNICEF latest report indicates that South Sudan has resulted to over 1.1 million refugee population.

The report further shows that the highest population in Uganda is made up of the children making a total of 60%.

In course of the civil war ravaging South Sudan five (5) five times children are killed more than soldiers. 

The truth is that our South Sudanese children have undergone through a lot of horrors inflicted by their own elders and the orchestrators of the ongoing conflict in South Sudan.

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