South Sudan struggles to clear landmines after decades of war

STORY: South Sudan struggles to clear landmines after decades of war SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of deminers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANITA KOKUI GBEHO, Resident Coordinator in South Sudan, United Nations/Deputy Special Representative for UNMISS 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZEHRUDIN SUKANOVIC, Chief, Mine Action, Head of Project Unit/Chief of Operations, UNMAS 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MIKE FULA RASHID, Director-General, National Mine Action Authority STORYLINE: The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), an integral part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), responded swiftly when residents in Amadi in Eastern Equatoria State suspected the presence of explosive remnants of war in their community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANITA KOKUI GBEHO, Resident Coordinator in South Sudan, United Nations/Deputy Special Representative for UNMISS "The fact that a conflict-affected country has had 70 percent o

Women in South Sudan call for more inclusion

STORY: Women in South Sudan call for more inclusion DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing of a peace deal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2018 2. various of the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) workshop held in Juba, South Sudan's capital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARGRET APOLLO, Chairlady, Women's Union, Central Equatoria 4. various of Michael Lado Thomas Allah-Jabu making remarks at the workshop 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL LADO THOMAS ALLAH-JABU, Juba City Council Mayor 6. various of internally displaced people STORYLINE: The Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday organized a two-day workshop in Juba, with a cross-section of women leaders from Central Equatoria to identify specific barriers to full and equal representation and the role everyone can play in breaking these down. The signing of a peace deal in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2018 to

UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan

STORY: UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing of the peace agreement between government and opposition in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2. various of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom holding a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS 4. various of United Nations Peacekeepers and civilians, Bentiu 5. various of South Sudanese military STORYLINE: The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured. SOUNDBITE (English): NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS "I condemn in the strongest terms the violence in Eastern and Central Equatoria, Unity, Warrap, a