NBGS Women Call For An End To Violence A group of women in Aweil town on Tuesday took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration, calling for an end to violence in the Republic of South Sudan. 29 January 2014 - Gurtong Admin<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/AuthorView/mid/519/authorID/74/Katunge.aspx>
By Abraham Agoth *AWEIL, 29 January 2014 [Gurtong] - *Women and children during the fighting between the government and anti-government forces have been more severely affected. The women marching from Aweil National Secondary School to UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound with a petition and peace logos, handed over their petition in which they have called for an immediate end to violence in the new nation. "We the women NBGS are concerned about the current crises in our country. We are here to show our support to peace and stability in our country," the petition partly reads. "We fully condemn the violence outbreak in almost every part of this country and we call upon the leaders and international community to observe the freedom of every citizen. We women, as the mothers of these citizens are deeply concerned about the violence." The women from UNMISS base proceeded to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) General Secretariat where they met with the acting governor Lino Adup Achieer. Adup appreciated the women for their concern in regard to the instability and their messages of peace to national and international communities on the situation. The Speaker of NBGS' Legislative Assembly, Hon. Achol William Amuoi welcomed the calls of THE women and confirmed the legislature would respond to their concerns. The minister of information and communication in NBGS Hon. Jackline Nyibol Benjamin Ajonga also empathized with the women. The women started mobilizing for this peaceful demonstration on Friday first scheduling it for Monday but it occurred on Tuesday. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.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/CAJb14opGkRE_-kzrto4QSQpc3DSo5h6yJ4dpPy1uvNP%2B%2B%3DAt4w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
