tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45558728043672885382024-02-07T21:24:19.912-08:00Voice News Agency Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-42383055965832063832023-02-10T06:04:00.003-08:002023-02-10T06:04:28.269-08:00N. Bahr el Ghazal’s rule of law forum recommends promotion of human rights, justice <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVxPgdFgUKU2d049EDuSvYkK9hHdZ7CzB-qZP4VHAMAsUA2XfNkXb89fViETIzQWvqr-uBdnv334CZeo0HMNz8-iOVUzT1UcbSmr1zDQRAqDEGwcMg31KOWlEYS3cZ1ZL1GWlDeGzh1n7C90qUlbzgco5x3qplcsgTCse7S75YFrNVPoMR5ZxFEUH3A/s1584/Delegates%20while%20attending%20rule%20of%20law%20forum%20at%20Kush%20Hotel%20in%20Aweil%20on%2010th%20February%202023%20(Radio%20Tamazuj).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1584" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVxPgdFgUKU2d049EDuSvYkK9hHdZ7CzB-qZP4VHAMAsUA2XfNkXb89fViETIzQWvqr-uBdnv334CZeo0HMNz8-iOVUzT1UcbSmr1zDQRAqDEGwcMg31KOWlEYS3cZ1ZL1GWlDeGzh1n7C90qUlbzgco5x3qplcsgTCse7S75YFrNVPoMR5ZxFEUH3A/w400-h308/Delegates%20while%20attending%20rule%20of%20law%20forum%20at%20Kush%20Hotel%20in%20Aweil%20on%2010th%20February%202023%20(Radio%20Tamazuj).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>A monthly rule of law forum in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal has
on Friday recommended promotion of human rights, justice system and respect of
traffic guidelines and regulation for the safety of drivers and other people.<div><br /></div><div> The Executive Director the Wider Aid and Development Agency (WADA-SS), Peter
Diing Ngong, said that there are a lot of human rights violations in the state.
He has also stated that a number of detained youth from small cases is increased
at Aweil Central Prison and called for immediate release.</div><div> </div><div> “We found that there
are high violations human right in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State and we have
also found that number of youth is increased in prison due to small cases of
which we appealed the government to release the inmates with small cases,” said
Diing. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Head of Just the Justice Law Chambers (JJLC), Bulis Nguak, says the
forum is good because it brings partners together to discuss issues connected
with challenges and progress toward rule of law system in Northern Bahr el
Ghazal State.</div><div><br /></div><div> “Actually, this rule of law forum is good because it keeps
partners up to date on the justice system in the State, share their challenges
facing the justice system in the state, it gives partners the partners to share
what they are doing and be able to support the areas with gaps concerning the
issues to do with rule of law in the state,” said Nguak in statement.</div><div><br /></div><div> On his
part, the Traffic Police’s Administration and Finance Director, Colonel Gabriel
Ungom is warning the public that no motorbike is allowed to carry more than
three passengers. Persons under 18 years are not allowed to ride or drive, a
free-hotline phone number 0922210157 can be called for assistance if a traffic
accident occurs. </div><div><br /></div><div>“The aspect of traffic accidents is increased and deaths are
happening in Aweil town and across the state and by this communication, we the
traffic police are telling to every youth who work in boda boda (motorcycle)
that no motorbike is allowed to carry more than three riders for their safety
and others,” he said. </div><div><br /></div><div>The one-day forum hosted 22 delegates from legal
administration, security organs, judges, CSOs and other international
organizations and was sponsored by the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP).</div></div>Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-89604957762196806252022-11-17T04:32:00.003-08:002022-11-17T04:55:38.410-08:00Around 20 law implementing agents trained on rule of law, good governance in Aweil <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiDFzLzf7UMMRMxa4SXA0lqTJD2Y5wncVOOU-1bhNo42QRF9IWZhiXvjtinbzQlAE79LgKgRyhaNceO2oWCD5Hi3nBmFKZ027fhSCjkr4zKvApCjrz6a_Clps5ulh_gZj8Xft1uijk0NaVY7299RcvDajrS2IBHoILVmkKNOipk7ROetk2GtJi5lbLg/s400/HHHHHHHHHHHHH.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiDFzLzf7UMMRMxa4SXA0lqTJD2Y5wncVOOU-1bhNo42QRF9IWZhiXvjtinbzQlAE79LgKgRyhaNceO2oWCD5Hi3nBmFKZ027fhSCjkr4zKvApCjrz6a_Clps5ulh_gZj8Xft1uijk0NaVY7299RcvDajrS2IBHoILVmkKNOipk7ROetk2GtJi5lbLg/s320/HHHHHHHHHHHHH.jpg"/></a></div>
About twenty staff members from police service, protection unit, prison service and judiciary are taking part in a two-day workshop on empowerment of rule of law and good governance in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.
The multi-partners training had started on Thursday in Aweil Town’s Niavasha residential area and expected to be concluded on Friday.
Speaking to Voice News Agency regional correspondent, Bol Makuach, program officer for the Hope Africa South Sudan (HASS), a national based humanitarian and advocacy organization, said the concept is to create awareness and bring people together to understand real meaning for the rule of law.
“We wanted to create awareness, bring people to understand the meaning of rule of law in Greater Northern Bahr el Ghazal,” Makuach said. “The number of the participants we are targeting today (Thursday) is supposed to be 20 from four departs as following: protection unit, police service, prison service and judiciary,” he added.
The Participants expressed their willingness to take part in discussions and vowed to dispatch the message to their colleagues who didn’t attend the encouragements. Arek Akol, a newly promoted 1st Lt. in the prison service, said it was her first time to attend a capacity building training and she hoped to gain enough skills through this event.
“This is the first time in my life to attend workshop! I believe I will understand more during topics’ discussions because we are meeting our fellow personnel from the prison service, police service among others and will gain enough knowledge on laws protection and implementation,” she felt proud.
On his part, the Aweil High Court’s senior clerk, John Muor Kuach has explained his purpose for attending was to equip himself with knowledge in records keeping and civil rights during court proceedings.
“I just came here to attend this workshop for two days, I need to learn how to understand keeping of records in the court and know the independence and civil rights. I also came here to take experiences from this workshop to other court clerks,” said Muor.
The program is condcuted by Hope Africa South Sudan with support from UNDP.
Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-33092754370093877012022-10-11T05:23:00.002-07:002022-10-11T05:23:48.890-07:00UJOSS, partners train 25 journalists in Aweil<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisThESe1eaZtAH7fnwpIYRVa9PnCJlqXviLMU1jZJqpnL4R0sYNclrdGSmjIaHtFAGWsbpGxLapeW_nm2NAFVOu465tjlk2lznoGhWmNfA8Y28tpjbZZOagD8pGGyLlfe_0DXy13_LKnL98S7GeOr00UcvcNsd6lcF76T4z2F2ck5IlbhOTKxm7xV5-g/s1600/Journalists%20are%20attending%20the%20workshop%20in%20Aweil%20Town%20on%2011th%20October,%202022%20(Radio%20Tamazuj).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisThESe1eaZtAH7fnwpIYRVa9PnCJlqXviLMU1jZJqpnL4R0sYNclrdGSmjIaHtFAGWsbpGxLapeW_nm2NAFVOu465tjlk2lznoGhWmNfA8Y28tpjbZZOagD8pGGyLlfe_0DXy13_LKnL98S7GeOr00UcvcNsd6lcF76T4z2F2ck5IlbhOTKxm7xV5-g/w578-h298/Journalists%20are%20attending%20the%20workshop%20in%20Aweil%20Town%20on%2011th%20October,%202022%20(Radio%20Tamazuj).jpg" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2><br /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) in
collaboration with UNESCO and UNWOMEN organizations has on Tuesday started a
three-day capacity building training for journalists in Aweil Town, Northern
Bahr el Ghazal State.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Training’s topics are reporting on constitutional-making
process, gender, human rights, ethics, accuracy safety and protection among
others. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Secretary General for the Union of Journalists of South
Sudan, Majak Daniel Kuany, said twenty-five journalists are now undergoing the
training for the next three days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
added that similar trainings were carried out in eight State Namely Eastern
Equatoria, Jonglei, Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile,
Unity and Central Equatoria.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“They are twenty-five journalists in Northern Bahr el Ghazal
and it is likewise other States we have been visiting. We started the training
in Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Upper
Nile, Unity and Central Equatoria States.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Lakes and Warrap State are the next locations to host
such journalists’ capacity building training, added Daniel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Journalists expressed their expectations to understand more
in the workshop. “I would like to know more about the constitutional-making
process, conflict sensitive reporting, how should journalists make sure that in
a situation where there is eruption of conflict so that he should not incite
communal violence,” said journalist Akot.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another broadcast journalist, Julia Gabriel Jonga, said she
wanted to learn much about human rights and journalists’ performances and
protection. “I hope to learn much about
human rights, how journalists are protected and how shall a journalist perform
among the community.”</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking on behalf of donors, Doreen Laboka, the
Communication Specialist for the UNESCO, says the agency is committed to
support freedom of expression, access to information and media pluralism. She has
also wished the journalists do their best to report on constitutional-making
process</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Our mandate as UNESCO is to promote freedom of expression,
access to information and media pluralism. But part of the work is that we do
capacity building for journalists and enhancing skills of journalists in
reporting and balance reporting as well,” she said. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 36pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><br /><p></p>Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-80631342453437708342020-05-27T05:04:00.002-07:002020-05-27T05:11:32.024-07:00Over 40 youth attend dialogue on discrimination, hate speech in Aweil West County<div class="separator"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFMspT84neni-70_sEsAg3IWsazdCyJh8eAOgpn3iyJlSzV1GPZxBje5yIeXAlIf0YOtTEa3pLlHrD_N2El0m32i1VoXtxQUkTX5eeM-GNwUWO_ruxb7X0yPM9yiMsve9glpi9-Rcq_Pa/w400-h300/IMG_20200522_152228_8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><font color="#f4a900">youth participants Nyamlel date 21-22,May 2020 credit(Voice News Agency)</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>NYAMLEL-</b>More
than forty youth have been trained on negative impacts of discrimination and hate speech between Thursday and Friday last week in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, in Aweil
West County and following are few recommendations passed by the youth and vow
to abide by them to solve any matters happening in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">1-the
youth have unanimously agreed to handle arising matters among them through
peaceful means.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">2-suspension of all forms and kinds of hate speech among local communities.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">3-all
youth in the area shall promote spirit of love and brotherhood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">4-fighting against polygamy which causes disputes among local mar</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">ried-persons</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">5-supporting
equality for all <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">6-
Youth shall initiate a series football tournaments to strengthen peace and
harmony among the grass root communities.<span>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Several
youth who talked to Voice News Agency on the closure day(Friday) said are glad for having
such training and are able to handle organize themselves and achieve goals that
transform their communities positively.<span>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">David Deng who was participating actively
stated that the training will help them to ensure that challenges are addressed
amicably, and to choose peaceful means in solving all problems. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Josephine Akech
Lueth, a female attendant said they learnt all causes of discrimination and
also learned to challenge the aspect among the communities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span> </span>“We have learned the causes of discrimination,
is making our community differentiate themselves<span> </span>as we have learned the causes today and we
want to find out what are the causes how we can stop discrimination,’’ she
said.</span><b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Joseph Deng,
secretary general for defunct Gomjuer center now (Aweil West County) said there
are many issues affecting the youth in the area. Job opportunities, low
education and poverty are among the main challenges facing them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">On
his part, William Deng Deng, the project manager for Recovery & Access to
Commonly Best Optimism-South Sudan (RACBO-South Sudan) said the dialogue is
meant to unite the youth in Nyamlel.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">“The
main agenda is to address the hate speech and discrimination. Why do youth in
the same community use these among themselves,” said William in conclusion
remarks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">He
lastly recommended that similar conferences shall be conducted if partners
release some money for the events. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The
program is funded by Government of Sweden through United Nation Development
Program (UNDP).</span></p><br />Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-4648367400806714652020-05-20T06:55:00.001-07:002020-05-20T06:55:22.717-07:002- day Peace building discussion concluded in Northern Bahr el Ghazal<p class="MsoNormal"><b>AWEIL</b>-<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Christian
Action for Development and Support (CADS) has concluded its two-day
Peacbuilding meeting conducted in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state to sensitize
local communities on peaceful coexistence.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Around
10 participants attracted from different civil society groups and communities
in Aweil town. All discussions are made with respect to WHO guidelines on
health, especially “social distancing”<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz4WyfyE6_kMgcOKyGxtmgY0oQQ0jNiCC4gsU2jRxiqYaLnzSJUPkmpl-FNvy87CB9z7Er359c9H2oYRxVN0QVZLxV82LT0XLF4NWgLgvwtuo1LRQshmYJDAUwFdqlA9DtnWYdlS9A3lQ/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz4WyfyE6_kMgcOKyGxtmgY0oQQ0jNiCC4gsU2jRxiqYaLnzSJUPkmpl-FNvy87CB9z7Er359c9H2oYRxVN0QVZLxV82LT0XLF4NWgLgvwtuo1LRQshmYJDAUwFdqlA9DtnWYdlS9A3lQ/s320/Meeting+photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font color="#f7cb4d">The photo was shot during discussions(Voice News Agency) </font></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">The
charity organization helps local communities to prioritize peace and to cease
of conflicts among the communities in the state and South Sudan at large. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Speaking
to Voice News Agency on Wednesday, attendants expressed their happiness on the
skills they learned and vowed to pass them to grass roots. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Wilson
Ajongo one of participants, appreciated the organization (CADS) and Aweil Civic
Engagement Center which offers free space for civil society organizations to
carry out activities without financial gain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">“I
am thankful for managers of Aweil Civic Engagement Center for granting us a
space for the last two days to discuss issues affecting our local communities.
The course talks about social cohesion and consultation in any arising matters
within the communities,” said Ajongo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Disputes
over resources and marriages are among common problems hamper the communities. Asunta
Batista, a female representative stated that there are a lot of challenges
facing people but she declared their readiness to help the people get rid of
the problems. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">“We
came here and acquired new methods of peace promotion among the communities we
understood so many ways how to hand conflicts between people,’’ she said in a
statement to Voice News Agency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Al-Gabat
residential area chief, Malith Yout Yom, welcomed the forum and said the
initiative has a lot of changes to bad images that still affect communities.
The chief wanted the NGO carries out the same programs to create<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>positive change for people’s development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">The
chief urged government, communities and to join their efforts to fight crimes
such as thefts, acts of lawlessness and set and resilient communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">“The
meeting was so fruitful because it has many endeavors which promotes peaceful
coexistence among the communities,” said the chief.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Democracy
International has been supporting civil society organizations in Northern Bahr
el Ghazal state by giving them small grants to allowing communities access to
peace and conflict resolution messages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br />Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-11417969278843381052020-05-14T05:05:00.005-07:002020-05-14T05:20:50.610-07:00UNDP supports production of 20,000 face masks in Aweil<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYkOYBNP7dw3slNHd0tneiiXxRGtE1TkiBrtWY88xqqzY5oL98seyvNlonGQhDYoPxGr13ZTyP27vUwd1sgj0S-2xYc09maeaDoA-32w4WWG2B_PKGafQ7HSvRIRkLtuRcUBy8G2pM6FO/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYkOYBNP7dw3slNHd0tneiiXxRGtE1TkiBrtWY88xqqzY5oL98seyvNlonGQhDYoPxGr13ZTyP27vUwd1sgj0S-2xYc09maeaDoA-32w4WWG2B_PKGafQ7HSvRIRkLtuRcUBy8G2pM6FO/w640-h320/IMG_20200513_151031_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #f7cb4d;">Contracted tellers are preparing face masks at Aweil vocational training center, photo accredited(Voice News Agency)</span></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br />AWEIL.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Government of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>South Sudan’s Northern
Bahr el Ghazal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>state in collaboration
with UN agency for development, UNDP, have launched a “face mask” project that
is intended to produce huge quantities which shall be used against the virus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">More
than 30 tellers are contracted to produce the quantities for a one month time
frame, after the deadlines all will be distributed to common citizens who will
not afford to buy the masks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Speaking
to Voice News Agency on Wednesday, Emmett W. Watson, UNDP Field Coordinator in
Aweil, said it is a role of the NGO to ensure that citizens are secure and
treated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">The
campaign is done to sensitize and empower local communities to use the masks in
their daily lives and bear in mind that the using of the masks is not only for
medical staffs as some people may express. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">“Thank
you for the opportunity, traditionally face masks are knew by health Practitioners
in clinics and hospitals so because of that the demand is not too high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, since the COVID-19 pandemic the
demand for face mask has increased,’’ said Watson in a statement. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The official disclosed
that none of the masks is meant for sale purposes.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The masks are produced
under World Health Organization standards</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Kingdom of Netherlands has
donated the money to UNDP which is now supporting the ongoing activities. Similar programs is taking place in all ten
states in the Republic of South Sudan.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><br /><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><!--more--></span>Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-1613368600607619892020-04-17T06:19:00.000-07:002020-04-17T06:19:06.392-07:00160 women trained on fuel efficient stove in NBG<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">More
than 160 women and girls have successfully concluded a two-week training to
produce stoves and other cooking tools to help local communities access their
needs at local based materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Beneficiaries
in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state’s areas of Gokmachar, Nyamlel, Marial Baai, and
Mayen Ulem had acquired new technological skills to enable their families step out
from the ongoing economic burdens in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">South
Sudan is importing essential cooking materials from foreign states which cost
huge of money for common citizen to purchase.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What
makes the training important?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
program is part of elevating poverty and hunger among marginalized groups,
especially women and young girls in South Sudan and Northern Bahr el Ghazal
state <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Voice
News Agency’s correspondent Michael Lual reached comments from the
beneficiaries on Thursday, saying the skills will help their families and even
can extend to entire local communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Amiir
Deng a women about 39-years-old says the new stove technology is meaningful in
their lives, adding that she is ready to prepare many and supply local markets.
She stated that house fire cases are on the rise in the areas but the aspect will
immediately change as the families use the modern stoves that prevent random
fire out breaks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I
learnt new techniques on the modern stove, I want to be supported so that the
fire will not burn me and I will not be worried on a fire outbreak,’’ she concluded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Rebecca
Ading is another young woman benefiting in the course said they were unable to perform
while in kitchens. “What I understood in the training is that it will not cost cookers
a lot of time and huge bundle of firewood,” she applauds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">South
Sudan is really progressing and we appreciate our sons for bringing us such
activities to help us in this remote areas, revealed Treza Aluet Chimir who is
another attendant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“The
country is progressing so that our sons brought such activities to us.i
appreciate the organization for the skills and I will ask God to support their
operations”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On
his part, William Deng Deng, PaCC project manager for RACBO confirmed that the
two-week trainings took place in Gokmachar, Nyamlel, Mayen Ulem and Marial Baai
respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">William
said the trainees have received rich skills which they can utilize to improve
their livelihoods. The organization is planning to carry out grassroots
awareness campaigns to empower role of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>women
and girls across Northern Bahr el Ghazal state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
program is supported by UN agency for development, United Nations Development Program
(UNDP) and implemented by Recovery and Access Commonly Best Optimism- South
Sudan (RACBO)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></p>Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-49804314065816361652020-04-16T08:13:00.001-07:002020-04-16T08:17:52.776-07:00VNA announces new technology to be used by journalists during COVID-19<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RZMwevIUEUut4ankNvnXkg4QrZxWISsrzgLZ9IxC-Px66UPVJ4YmC9UKP0wUqUTw-0eiOJExQlkyqS02OUtigf1qrvyv0piRbGHeptcaE2WFmtHlsZfxHlxzdWuo5E54zBsyePX41Usz/" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voice News Agency introduces new technology to be used by
its journalist to avoid them contracted with the virus, said leading member of
board of directors on Tuesday this week. <span> </span><span> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>updates to follow</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-81052931323620462192020-04-16T02:58:00.000-07:002020-04-16T02:58:22.924-07:00One suspected COVID-19 case records Gokmachar<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><br /></li></ol><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="158" data-original-width="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GKIQbnaQL3KswiGrkQMzwzU12bPbErwnW8XDCxW51ui-OdN6bmFJPgUgb2__9A5T26a-SnwBfR-rlMLAz1gOoiiEoOw95e1SHGtinsxl7fnUHYao4e1ZWm5EmS1vaL6QZhQLCeOyVJTr/" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Northern
Bahr el Ghazal state government has announced one suspected case of COVID-19 in
Aweil North County, a tasked t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ask force sensitizes communities to
precaution</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">measures.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Speaking
to Voice News Agency on Wednesday, the Northern Bahr el Ghazal task force against
COVID-19 Ater Garang said a foreigner who is working with the World Vision has
felt unwell and so he approached the team about on the matter when sample was
taken to Juba for verificati</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">on.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“What
I heard is one of the case in Gokmachar because one person felt sick and
thought that may be the issue is about COVID-19 and the sample was taken to
Juba for verification,” said Ater. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The foreign humanitarian
worker has been working for long time in Gokmachar, but doubts may be contacted
with people who visited South Sudan recently amidst the outbreak, concludes the
chairperson.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">On his part, Dr. Reec Mathok
Diing director for Aweil civil hospital and the member of task force confirmed
that the suspect is imposed to self-quarantine at his house in Gokmachar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Reec revealed that the patient
was not happy </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">wit</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">h his health status and that forced him to call free hotline
6666 which is allocates for any suspect report on COVID-19. Reec admitted that
the sample was taken to Juba and result will be announce immediately.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Light Medical House and Salva
Kiir Primary school are the two identified isolation centers across Northern
Bahr el Ghazal state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<br />Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-22804945244159791922019-09-16T04:54:00.003-07:002020-04-16T02:43:49.049-07:00new South Sudan artist launches album, calling for peace in the country<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thirteen Mou Garang</td></tr>
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-65501597259515995352019-08-12T08:33:00.003-07:002019-08-12T08:45:31.571-07:00BREAKING NEWS : South Sudan Patriotic Movement/ Army directs its forces to report to Pantiit Contentment Site<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The General Political and Military Command of South Sudan Patriotic Movement/ Amry, is directing its forces surrounding Northern Bahr el Ghazal region to report themselves at Pantiit Cantonment Site within three days period with effect from today.<br />
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the exercise is part of the implementation of the signed peace agreement in world's youngest nation, South Sudan.<br />
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the order announced by General A<br />
gany Abdul-bagi Ayii, Chief of Ggeneral Staff of SSPM/A.<br />
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<br />Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-34667403008935803072019-06-25T08:41:00.001-07:002019-06-25T08:41:43.972-07:00<br />
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<b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Iran-US relations sore as new sanctions put on Iran <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Iran warned Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions
targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant "closing the
doors of diplomacy" between Tehran and Washington amid heightened
tensions, even as the country's president derided the White House as being
"afflicted by mental retardation."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iranian President Hassan Rouhani </td></tr>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "outrageous and idiotic,"
especially since the 80-year-old Shiite cleric has no plans to travel to the
United States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Yet the sharp response from Tehran shows the pressure that the
nation's Shiite theocracy and its 80 million people feel over the maximalist
campaign of sanctions by the Trump administration. From Israel, President
Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton said Iran could walk through
an "open door" to talks with America, though he also warned that
"all options remain on the table" if Tehran makes good on its promise
to begin breaking one limit from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">While resembling the exchange of insults just before North
Korea's leader and Trump sat down for talks, Iran so far appears to have no
interest in negotiations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">"The useless sanctioning of Islamic Revolution Supreme
Leader (Khamenei) and the commander of Iranian diplomacy means closing the
doors of diplomacy by the U.S.' desperate administration," Iranian Foreign
Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi tweeted. "Trump's government is
annihilating all the established international mechanisms for keeping peace and
security in the world."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The crisis gripping the Middle East stems from Trump's
withdrawal of the U.S. a year ago from the nuclear deal with Iran and other
world powers and then imposing crippling new sanctions on Tehran. Recently,
Iran quadrupled its production of low-enriched uranium to be on pace to break
one of the deal's terms by Thursday, while also threatening to raise enrichment
closer to weapons-grade levels on July 7 if European countries still abiding by
the accord don't offer a new deal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Citing unspecified Iranian threats, the U.S. has sent an
aircraft carrier to the Middle East and deployed additional troops alongside
the tens of thousands already there. All this has raised fears that a
miscalculation or further rise in tensions could push the U.S. and Iran into an
open conflict, 40 years after the Islamic Revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Trump enacted the new sanctions against Khamenei and his
associates on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">That action followed Iran's downing on June 20 of a U.S.
surveillance drone, worth over $100 million, above the Strait of Hormuz,
sharply escalating the crisis. Trump then said he pulled back from the brink of
retaliatory military strikes but continued his pressure campaign against Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">U.S. officials also said they plan sanctions against Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, something that drew Rouhani's anger
during his televised address Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">"You sanction the foreign minister simultaneously with a
request for talks," an exasperated Rouhani said, calling the sanctions
"outrageous and idiotic."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">"The White House is afflicted by mental retardation and
does not know what to do," he added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">There was no immediate reaction from Washington to the remarks.
The sharp comments recalled North Korea's verbal attacks on Trump before the
dramatic change in course and the start of negotiations with Washington. In
2017, state media quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling Trump
"the mentally deranged U.S. dotard."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">However, there are no signs the Iranian leadership would welcome
talks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Mousavi's statement echoed that of Iran's U.N. ambassador, Majid
Takht Ravanchi, who warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is
"very dangerous" and said any talks with the U.S. are impossible in
the face of escalating sanctions and intimidation. Meanwhile, the U.S. envoy at
the United Nations, Jonathan Cohen, said the Trump administration's aim is to
get Tehran back to negotiations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The sanctions were announced as U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo held talks with officials in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
about building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European
countries to counter Iran. Pompeo is likely to face a tough sell in Europe and
Asia, particularly from those nations still committed to the nuclear deal with
Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Meanwhile, Bolton said Trump was open to real negotiations to
eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program and "all that Iran needs to do is
walk through that open door." He was meeting with his Russian and Israel
counterparts in a first-of-its-kind trilateral security summit in Jerusalem
that was focused on Iranian involvement in regional conflicts, particularly in
neighboring Syria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">"As we speak, American diplomatic representatives are
surging across the Middle East, seeking a path to peace. In response, Iran's
silence has been deafening," Bolton said. "There is simply no
evidence that Iran has made the strategic decision to renounce nuclear weapons
and open realistic discussions to demonstrate that decision."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">But only hours later, Bolton told a news conference that
"all options remain on the table" if Iran goes over the limit for its
low-enriched uranium stockpile as planned by Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background: white; font-size: 1.125rem; margin: 1rem; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: none;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">"It would not be in their interest to do it but they have
done a lot of things recently that are not in their interest," Bolton
said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Gambrell reported from Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. Associated Press writer Aron Heller in Jerusalem
contributed.</span></div>
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-60953324150091609442019-06-14T05:54:00.002-07:002019-06-14T05:54:49.966-07:00Floods kill 3 people; displace over 3000 in South Sudan’s Aweil state<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 36.8px;">Floods kill 3 people; displace over 3000 </span></b><span style="line-height: 36.8px;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><b>in South </b></span><span style="font-size: 32px;"><b>Sudan</b></span><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><b> Aweil state</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;">Three people have been killed after floods washed South Sudan’s Aweil
state last week. More than 3,000 displaced persons receive assistance from
humanitarian organization and from the government.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;">Tong Akeen Ngor, Aweil state governor said it is a collective to ensure
that the victims are sustained and new plans are taken to avoid such incidence
in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">State doctors confirmed
that one child got drowned and the other two bodies were not admitted at the
Aweil state hospital. The doctors have also said water diseases are among dire conditions
facing the deprived. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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work is affected by the floods as major cultivated spaces cleaned by the water,
worrying that it takes them another period to get prepared!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Lual Lual, a residence
chief, described floods as blessings for the New Year, saying no one knows what
God will bring after this disaster. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meteorologists warn that South Sudan’s western
and northern parts may face acute climate change for the next few years. In May
this year, the neighboring state of Lol came under wildfire, killing more than
30 and many other wounded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow", sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The weather focusers
connected the event with mass clearance of trees and devastation of general wildlife.</span></div>
Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-56304666181883667262019-05-23T01:13:00.003-07:002019-05-23T01:13:50.215-07:00Aweil state chamber of commerce welcomes appointment of new Aweil governor <h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aweil
state chamber of commerce has released welcoming statement for the newly
appointed Aweil state governor, Tong Akeen Ngor. The chamber recognizes the
leadership capabilities of the new top government official, describing him as
man of work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">President
Kiir issued Republican decree on Monday night sacking Aweil state governor,
Major General Jal Malith Jal and other three state governors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is not clear whether the change came
as result of confusion between executive and legislature over household tax
which was initiated by the government to increase the budget allocated for
services delivery. The assembly has rejected the plan, saying that citizens are
not able to pay the tax due to welfare hardships they face.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
ousted governor removed parliament speaker, deputy speaker and five other MPs
and replaced them with new faces.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tong,
who won confidence from the president, became fourth governor of Aweil state
after Ronald Ruai, Yournew Wol and Jal Malith Jal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Speaking
to Voice News Agency on Wednesday, Aweil state chamber of commerce, Malong Deng
Nyuany, reaffirmed their loyalty to the governor and vow to work closely with
his administration to promote development in the state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tong was served as minister of health in
former Northern Bahr el Ghazal state and has resigned as he saw poor management
in general Malong Awan’s leadership in the state.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-54716657709240016952019-04-16T07:10:00.001-07:002019-04-16T07:10:13.708-07:005 injured in inter-communal violence in Aweil State’s Wathmuok area <div style="margin: 1ex;">
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">At least five people have been injured in inter-communal violence in former Aweil South county, currently Wathmuok area in Aweil state since over weekend. The conflict erupted after Aweil state government established Wathmuok as new Ajak Center County, said state government spokesman. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Three main sections of Ajak, Kongdeer and Buonchuai have been in contest over the land for couple of years. But the ongoing violence is between Ajak and Kongdeer meanwhile Buonchuai community remains silence without taking side, according to state government.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Kongdeer community revoked operation of the new county headquarters and banned the area commissioner to assume the power. Five people were left with serious wounds from both sides.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Speaking to Voice News Agency on Tuesday, Joseph Lual Deng, Aweil state information minister and spokesman for the state government, said the tensions broke out between Kongdeer and Ajak when Wathmuok became headquarters of new Ajak Center County.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">“The tensions rise between two communities, Kongdeer and Ajak when it was made to be a county headquarters of Ajak Centre County, Wathmuok. The other sides of Kongdeer are saying the commissioner should not be brought to Wathmuok as county headquarters of Ajak Center County,” said the minister. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Aweil state government convoy headed by acting governor, Simon Ober Mawut visited the scene with an aim to quench down the skirmishes, however, the fight renewed immediately when the feuding societies saw the delegation, said the information minister.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">“On the arrival at 4:00 yesterday the two communities were confronting themselves as soon as they saw the cars and the information was passed ahead the committee to inform them that the commissioner is not coming. It is delegation that is going down to them to inform them and listens to them why they dispute over the area,’’ he added.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3c3b; font-family: "Arial","Arial"; font-size: 10pt;">The feuding communities, according to the minister, have been using local fighting materials such as spears and sticks. He concludes that security situation returns to normal as security agents were deployed in the area.</span></div>
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-1204809579888116722019-04-11T06:06:00.001-07:002019-04-11T06:06:16.565-07:00Citizens express happiness after RACBO installed water yard in Malual Loc- Aweil North<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr align="right"><td class="tr-caption">citizens access clean drinking water at the newly constructed water point in Malual Loc, Aweil North, many thanks to RACBO</td></tr>
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</xml><![endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(</span>MALUAL LOC 11 APRIL)-</b>Couples
of citizens in South Sudan’s Lol State have applauded a humanitarian
organization which installed water point in Malual Loc area, Aweil North.
Recovery <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">and Access to
Commonly Best Optimism- South Sudan (RACBO-SS) has been implementing peace and
community cohesion in partnership with UNDP with donation from the government
of Sweden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Targeted areas are Aweil North and Aweil West Counties
respectively. The humanitarian agency in collaboration with its partners has
been focusing on addressing conflicts among local communities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Supporting community inter dependency initiative to promote
peaceful coexistence, Gender Based Violence, supporting women livelihoods to
promote social cohesion and conflict mitigation among the communities are part
of the project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Speaking to Voice News Agency on Tuesday, Aguak Diing,
representative of women group in Malual Loc, said she was delighted in deeded
for RACBO on the installation of water yard which said has benefited big number
of households.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several others<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elated for the achievement and wished the
NGO to continue with such support.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Women livelihoods in Nyamlel</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The NGO is also supporting groups of women through vegetable production.
Twenty -five trained vegetable farmers receive necessary agricultural tools and
seeds from the humanitarian agency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
beneficiaries seek more support to help their lives changed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Marko Anei, program manager for Recovery and Access to Commonly
Best Optimism- South Sudan, said they will continue supporting the affected person in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and South Sudan at large.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">local farmers received agriculyral tools and seeds to boost food production </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">for his part, Garang Lual Agok, Executive Director, </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">for Recovery and Access to Commonly
Best Optimism- South Sudan, stated that the NGO has achieved a lot since its formation in 2015 and still disbursing its efforts to improve lives of grass root communities. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">" RACBO is a South Sudanese organization that founded in 2015. The first project we received was child birth registration funded by UNICEF in 2017. and in 2018, we received another project from Sweden government through UNDP," said Garang. </span></div>
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-28733256104664594232019-03-22T08:15:00.003-07:002019-03-22T08:15:53.633-07:00(MALUAL NORTH)-Body of fallen ex-governor arrives in Malual North for burial <br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The body of former Northern Bahr el
Ghazal governor gen. Akot Deng Akot arrived in Malual North where burial is
expected to take place on Friday. The gen. has passed away in Sudanese capital,
Khartoum last week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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confirmed up to now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Speaking to Voice News Agency on</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Friday, Lol
State police commissioner, Major General James Simon, confirmed the arrival of
the fallen governor and said burial process is taking place at his hometown,
Malual North.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Regional governments from Aweil East,
Aweil State and Lol states gathered in honoring general Akot for his successful
efforts in national building.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">On his part, Abraham Kawach Garang, youth representative in
Malual North, said the death of general Akot is a great defeat to Malual
community and South Sudan at large. He added that the passed should be
remembered forever for his well-done job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“This morning we have received the body of fallen hero
general Akot Deng Akot, after we received him, he was taken to Malual North. We
have lost a great hero and freedom fighter,” said Abraham. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The youth leader is calling entire youth to
follow goods steps as Akot did in during his life time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Akot was a freedom fighter after succession of South Sudan,
he held various positions in police. In 2015 he was appointed as governor of
Northern Bahr el Ghazal state by president Kiir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> He was sacked at the same year
and was given new assignment as assistant inspector general of police.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He was top ally for the former army chief, gen. Pual Malong
Awan Anei. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He later removed from the active list after power struggle
between president Kiir and former army chief of staff gen. Paul Malong in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-21644640181161894402019-03-22T02:19:00.001-07:002019-03-22T02:35:49.523-07:00Civil Society Organizations' concern on WASH and land disputes in Northern Bahr el Ghazal <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the Northern Bahr el Ghazal civil society organizations coalition said the community is facing too many problems in accessing clean drinking water across the region. land disputes is another main challenge affecting local communitities.<br />
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speaking to Voice News Agency on Friday, Santino Deng, representative of civil society organizations, said it is their commitment to talk on citizens' behalf so that people may realize stability and progress.<br />
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-27655608036005840252019-03-20T00:25:00.003-07:002019-03-20T00:25:42.265-07:00USAID donates solar panels at Aweil community center<h2 style="background: white; mso-background-themecolor: background1;">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Aweil civic
engagement center that offers free internet and community development programs,
has received about twenty-four pieces of solar panels from VISTAS, a USAID
funded program in the Republic of South Sudan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Speaking
to Voice News Agency on Monday, Angelo Uguak Arun, regional manager for USAID,
said the organization is committed to continue the support to help the affected
communities in South Sudan.</span>Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-30901500579000378952019-02-26T01:49:00.001-08:002019-02-26T01:55:26.868-08:00SSPM/A elects general Abdel-Bagi Ayii as new movement chairman <br />
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p><b> (WAR-AYEN 26FEB) </b></o:p></span><span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The high command of political and military of the South Sudan Patriotic
Movement/Army known as (SSPM/A) in a three day national convention held in
War-Ayen, between 23-25 Feb. 2019, has come up with resolution of removing and appointing new carders for
the armed movement.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Gen. Abdel-Bagi Ayii Akol <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was elected to replace Costello Garang Riiny the
founder of the South Sudan Patriotic Movement/Army.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">General Agany Abdel Bagi, the son of Abdel- Bagi, was appointed as
new deputy chairman and chief of the general of South Sudan Patriotic Army. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Other elected movement senior staff were Malong Majok Yor, Secretary
General for the movement, while Malong Thiik elected as new spokesman for the movement
respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Speaking to Voice News Agency on Tuesday in Aweil town, Malong
Majok Yor, Sectary General for South Sudan Patriotic Movement/Army, confirmed
their commitment to the signed peace agreement between the government of South
Sudan and armed faction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">He expresses support to the leadership under of president Salva Kiiir Mayardit to implement the signed deal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Malong said they (SSPM/A) have changed the leadership because the
former leadership under Garang Riiny was intending to bring more violence to
the people of the Republic of South Sudan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p>Malong stated that removal of Costello is good because he( Costello) has been away fro long time not caring challenges that face the movement and entire people of the country. </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">The movement, according to Malong has gathered more than 1500
troops and now is available awaiting joining process at cantonment site decided
by warring parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">When asked to explain future of the movement since its top
leadership held by one family of Abdel-Bagi Ayii, Malong stated that the
nomination of the father (Abdel-Bagi Ayii ) and the son ( Agany Abdel- Bagi) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is in a wise decision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Abdel- Bagi has good politics historical background, adding that his son was a
greater thinker in army recruitment and mobilization for the movement, and by
that reasons, they are qualified to rule the movement.</span></div>
Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-48746132464785712552019-02-21T01:22:00.000-08:002019-02-21T01:25:59.067-08:00JBPDA reorganization takes place in Northern Bahr el Ghazal <span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">(AWEIL, SOUTH SUDAN Feb.21)Joint Border Peace Development Agency (JBPDA) announced
restructuring its organs especially, executive and administrative Bodies.
Constitution amendment is among other outstanding agenda for discussion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The organization is well-known with its previous and current
efforts in resolving conflict, promoting peace among border communities across
borderlands between Sudan and South Sudan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The NGO has passed under different names since its formation
in 198s during the civil war between the North and the South. In 2016, the NGO
became national organization in the Republic of South Sudan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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general assembly for JBPDA met in Aweil state since Monday -Friday to discuss future of the organization in serving
marginalized communities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Speaking to Voice News Agency on Thursday, Kawac<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wol Kuot, legal consultant and facilitator,
said the meeting aimed at reviewing official constitution, adding that much
progress is seen in the constitution development.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“We are reviewing the constitution; we are progressing with
it now. The Joint Border Peace Development Agency is committed to support peace
in grass root communities,” said Kawac. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">On his part, Madut Aluk, Executive Director for Joint Border
Peace Development Agency, expressed much achievements done by the organization
in the past<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decades in benefiting Dinka
Malual, Missiriyia and Rezeigat tribes.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Madut stated that the ongoing session is to nominate new
energetic young candidates to fill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>seats of executive and administrate boards plus slight changes in
governing constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The NGO is responsible for supporting peace, joint border
courts and free-trade activities, said Aluk. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He appreciates USAID with its continues
support to the NGO.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“The changes will improve mandate of JBPDA in promoting
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VISTAS funded program. </span></span></div>
Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-27212754914856506972019-02-20T03:58:00.000-08:002019-02-20T03:58:10.230-08:00Animal vaccination campaign targets over 120,000 cattle in Aweil state <div style="margin: 1ex;">
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Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-75702916748362520812019-02-14T00:39:00.004-08:002019-02-14T00:42:21.981-08:0014 church believers arrested in Aweil state over land ownership<br />
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Aweil state government agencies have arrested fourteen
members of original Pentecostal church
since last week. The arrest came after a certain man claimed the church
land ownership; a move forced state government to order demolition of the
church in Hai Jenina in Aweil.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Security operatives were deployed to crack down the church but
faced high resistance from local community around the church and the attempt
failed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Aweil state governor Jal Malith Jal and his deputy Simon Ober
visited the scene and begged the church to relocate to any new place and leave
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Malong and his members were arrested after he received an invitation from state deputy governor to visit him to discuss on the matter, unfortunately, he and other members were jailed without proper procedures.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Speaking to Voice News Agency on Wednesday at detention
cells, Malong Bak Malong, pastor of the church, said he and his team including
women and young girls have been thrown into jail without proper procedures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">He continued that the land is belong to them since 2007 up
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<br />Voice News Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350465680659344857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555872804367288538.post-14521949916470559542019-01-21T06:10:00.002-08:002019-01-21T06:10:44.938-08:00Regional youth peace conference concludes in Aweil
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which started on Wednesday last week was officially concluded on Sunday in
Aweil town. Over three hundred youth from different denominations including
Muslims and African believe have turned up for the conference. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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have come out with the some following recommendations:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Promotion of peace and
reconciliation among local communities,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>youth
capacity building programs, opening of Northern Bahr el Ghazal University,
roads and hospitals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>construction among
others. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking to Voice News Agency at
closing ceremony on Sunday, Rv. Fr. Marko Mongu, Administrator of Wau Diocese
Catholic Church, said he was happy to witness the closure ceremony and said the
youth are eligible to receive skills because they are leaders of tomorrow.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking also at the event, Malual
Alwa, representative of USAID international in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state,
said the NGO is committed to implement more youth projects in the area. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He urged the youth to take the learned lessons
to their respective communities. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The conference was planned by Aweil
Catholic Church and is supported by VISTAS, a USAID funded program in South
Sudan.</span></span></div>
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