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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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DDRC Says Over 700 Child Soldier To Be Reunited With Families

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  More than 700 children will be reunited with their families this week on Wednesday says The Demobilization Disarmament and Rehabilitation (DDR) Commission of South Sudan. One of the of the (DDR) officials Mr. Oluku Andrew Holth says the child soldiers were registered and verified in Gbudue state and they were found to be below 18 years old. He further says his office has registered and verified 716 children who were formerly associated with the SSNLM and SPLA/IO. When ask of what becomes of the fate some of the children? He discloses that some of the children will be taken to Government Interim Care Center to give them psychosocial support. Most of the children will be taken to vocational training or those whom their parents can be traced will be taken back to them immediately.     More to follow shortly………..
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South Sudan Prosecutor Admits That Lack Of Judges Has Led To Prolong Detentions

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Imatong State Public prosecutor has admitted that the prolonged detention of suspected criminals is due to inadequate judges in the state.   The public prosecutor Mr. John Wani Lado says that it is impossible for prosecutors to perfectly complete work in absence of judges.   Wani says his office is working hard to bring more law enforcement officers to ensure work is effective in the area. Mr. Wani also admits that many cases took long in police custody without being forwarded for trial.    The speaker made the remarks with the media after the closure of one-day rule of law forum in Torit on Wednesday
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All Political Parties Who Signed The Cessation Of Hostilities To Attend A Revitalisation Forum In Addis Ababa

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The political parties and all those who signed the agreement on cessation of hostilities are attending the revitalization forum in Addis Ababa today Monday. Joseph Ukelo, leader of United Sudan African Party expresses readiness to participate in the forum. He observes several violations of the ceasefire agreement. MrJoseph Ukelo further accuses SPLM parties for not being faithful to the agreements they signed for the sake of peace in the country. The expectation after signing 2015 peace agreement was to fulfill all the requirements and fix the time for elections, but the warring parties violated it, he regrets. Ukelo encourages South Sudanese to have hope as they go back to Addis Ababa for the revitalization forum. The leader spoke to journalists in Wau on Friday ahead of his trip to Addis.
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United States Of America To Impose Arms Embargo On South Sudan

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The United State will shortly announce an arms embargo against Junub Sudan on Friday, it will be done because they need to step up the Pressure on Salva Kiir to end the country's civil war and humanitarian crisis. Ambassador Nicky Haley said that  “I urge my fellow Council members to support an arms embargo. This isn’t punishment. Nor is it a meaningless gesture. It is something we can do to actually help the people of South Sudan – to slow the violence, slow the flow of arms and ammunition, and protect innocent lives,” she told the council last Wednesday. She further said that  “The time has come to acknowledge the hard reality that the leaders of South Sudan are not just failing their people, they are betraying them. And so this Council is at a crossroads,” Haley told the council. “We cannot stand by idly as innocent civilians are murdered and raped.” In an unusual step, the African Union on Monday said it was open to imposing sanctions on leaders violating ceasefires i
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Job Advert: Case Management Officer ( 3 Post)

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24th January, 2018.                                                                                                                                                                                                            External/Internal Job Advertisement VA –NO: 2018 – 02. Save the Children is an international non-governmental organization that works for a future of children, their families and communities realize social equity and dignity; have access to their basic physical, emotional and development needs. SCI is seeking to recruit:- Job Title:                      Case Management Officer . (3 Posts) Location:                     Maban – (Batil 1, Gendrassa 1, Kaya 1) Reports to:                   Senior Case Management Officer Contract period:          5 Months – with possibility of extension. JOB PURPOSE: The Case Management Officer is a member of Save the Children’s (SC) Refugee and IDPs Crisis Response team in Maban, South Sudan and wi
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Job Title: Child Youth Protection Data/CPIMS Officer (1) post

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            External/Internal Job Advertisement VA –NO: 2018 – 01. Save the Children is an international non-governmental organization that works for a future of children, their families and communities realize social equity and dignity; have access to their basic physical, emotional and development needs. SCI is seeking to recruit:- Job Title:                      Child Youth Protection Data/CPIMS Officer. (1 Post) Location:                     Maban Reports to:                   Assistant CYP Manager Contract period:          5 Months – with possibility of extension. JOB PURPOSE: The post holder will be responsible for child and youth protection program data management including management of the Child Protection Information Management System. The role holder
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