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[image: email] Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=48832> [image: print] Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=48832> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=48832&nom_fichier=article_48832> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article48832#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article48832#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ November 16, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan government and scored of its development partners on Friday initiated a ‘Community Security Caravan’; an initiative which sensitizes civilians on the dangers of misusing small arms and light weapons. The campaign, a joint initiative by the country’s Community Security and Small Arms Control (CSSAC) Bureau and United Nation Development Programme’s (UNDP) Community Security and Arms Control (CSAC) project, is implemented with financial support from the European Union, Japan and United Kingdom governments. Over the next three months, the drama actors of the caravan will reportedly stage 20 lively shows in the first three states, beginning with Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, and Lakes state. “The Caravan will target remote conflict-prone areas to deliver carefully-crafted messages designed to promote a gun-free culture in South Sudan”, partly reads a statement extended to *Sudan Tribune*. Launched in March this year, the initiative seeks to complement a series of interactive radio programmes that earlier sought to dissuade civilians from acquiring arms as well as encourage those who already owned arms to peacefully surrender them to the police. “Disarming the minds of communities is the responsibility of all of us, government, development partners, traditional authorities, religious leaders, and civil society organisations”, said Riak Gok Majok, the acting head of CSSAC Bureau. He urged well-wishers and development partners to “invest heavily” in this community sensitisation programme, saying, “It is the sure way for forging a better future for this country and its people”. “UNDP supports the government’s current emphasis on attaining community peace and security”, said UNDP Deputy Director (Operations), Mulugeta Abebe. “[Government] should do even more so that the citizens of this country can peacefully engage in agriculture, education, and trade to lift themselves out of poverty”, he stressed. Several representatives from diplomatic missions of the EU, Japan, Canada, the U.S, Netherlands, as well as international non-governmental organizations like Saferworld attended the launch of the event held in Juba, the South Sudan capital. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opzbhVmzWf-ZZ4Dp25QaRjZ%3D3oLPr9KA0DGTZ4P5wjWbw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
