UN Raps Government, Rebel Forces Over Rape The United Nations Women has raped rival forces for raping women - part of atrocities committed during the ongoing political turmoil in the country. 23 February 2014
By Waakhe Simon Wudu *JUBA - 23 February 2014 [Gurtong] - *UN Undersecretary General and Executive Director of the UN Women Ms. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, upon visiting South Sudan on a mission to acquaint herself with the situation women are undergoing through in the country on Wednesday, she accused the rivaling factions in the country of being involved in raping women. Ms. Mlambo however, was not in a position to point out how many women are raped so far and their cases are documented by the UN Women. She said victims only claimed of being abused and she could not also name perpetrators as yet. Izeduwa Derex Briggs, the Country Representative of the UN Women for South Sudan said that government needs to ensure justice prevail by bringing the perpetrators to book. Of the over 800,000 people affected by the ongoing crisis that broke out last year in December, Mlambo said at least 70% of the victims are women. "Women have lost their income and their wellbeing and their dignity and they are fearful for their lives," Mlambo said. "Women have lost partners. They don't know where some of their partners are where some of their children are. "Women are in pain because they have seen their young people being taken to become combatants at tender age where they should be at home with their parents and going to school" she said. Ms Mlambo's visit also aimed at backing the South Sudanese women lobby to participate in the peace making process of restoring stability in the country after the 2013 December fiasco. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> , Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.aspx> , Foreign Aid/Assistance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/30/Foreign-AidAssistance.aspx> , Featured Stories<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/137/Featured-Stories.aspx> -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oquQcTNcxzNsK1zM5a5-V55TrRu3F%3DCg1vde_es7_5GdA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
