(YEI) – Good evening. It is 6 o’clock and you are listening to Access Radio 88.8 FM. Here are the headlines.
A traveller has called for urgent improvements to the Yei-Juba road after surviving a road incident near Gangi Payam of Juba County.
Internally displaced persons in Morobo County are appealing for urgent humanitarian support.
A new innovation bootcamp is to be rolled out in Yei River County to prioritise women and vulnerable youth.
Now the news in detail.
Bad Yei-Juba Road Ordeal Leaves Travellers Injured
A traveller has called for urgent improvements to the Yei-Juba road after surviving a frightening road incident near Gangi Payam of Juba County.
Abraham Lokujong Lo Yanga posted the incident on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
He said he and other passengers sustained injuries during the journey on Tuesday, describing the experience as a terrible ordeal.
According to Lokujong, the incident occurred around Gangi while they were travelling from Yei to Juba.
He said poor network coverage in the area delayed him from informing relatives and friends about what had happened.
Despite the injuries, Lokujong expressed gratitude that all those involved survived the incident.
The traveller also appealed to leaders to prioritise the rehabilitation of key roads used by citizens and commercial transporters.
He said poor road conditions continue to pose risks to travellers.
Road users along the Yei-Juba highway have repeatedly raised concerns over the condition of sections of the road, especially during periods of heavy use.
Morobo IDPs Appeal for Urgent Humanitarian Support
The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission in Morobo County says hundreds of internally displaced persons in Lujulo Payam are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
The displaced people fled violence in Aboroto Village on Monday.
The displaced people, mostly women and children, were forced to leave their homes following an alleged attack by armed groups.
The groups reportedly burned houses and looted personal belongings.
Local residents and officials say one person was shot during the incident on Monday.
Arike Timoty, the County Relief and Rehabilitation Commission Director, said the displaced families are currently sheltering in public spaces in Lujule town without access to basic necessities.
Meanwhile, Moro Isaac Johnson, the Caretaker Commissioner of Morobo County, visited the displaced families in Aboroto Village and condemned the attack.
The commissioner called on armed groups to embrace peaceful dialogue and end the suffering of civilians.
He is urging those involved in the violence to reconsider their actions and allow the community to recover from trauma that has lingered since the 2016 crisis.
In response to the escalating insecurity, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have increased their presence in the area.
The aim is to help restore calm and reassure affected communities.
Innovation Bootcamp to Prioritise Women and Vulnerable Youth in Yei
A new innovation bootcamp is to be rolled out in Yei River County to help young people develop their talents, turn ideas into solutions and contribute to local development.
The plans were discussed at a meeting in Yei.
The meeting took place at the youth office in Yei between the Yei River County Youth Association, FACE (Facilitating Action for Community Empowerment) and CSI.
The bootcamp will be carried out under the Pathways to Education (P2E) Project, according to the consortium partners.
The P2E project is a six year initiative funded by the Mastercard Foundation and led by War Child Canada, according to project documents.
It aims to reach over 98,000 youth with secondary education.
It also aims to support more than 35,000 employment transitions for displaced and refugee youth in South Sudan.
The project is being implemented across 14 refugee and displacement camps in 9 counties and 7 states.
Key partners include Windle Trust International, Humanitarian and Development Consortium, Titi Foundation, UNHCR and multiple South Sudanese refugee led organisations.
CSI, or Community Support Initiative, is a South Sudanese organisation that works to fight illiteracy and help communities through education and training programmes.
Its work includes encouraging school enrolment, establishing basic education schools in remote areas and training teachers and school management committees.
Under the ASET programme, young people who had dropped out of school are already returning to their studies, according to the partners.
The initiative targets young people between 18 and 35 years of age.
Seventy per cent of places are reserved for women, according to the plans.
Episcopal Church Rolls Out Waste Programme in 19 Parishes
The Episcopal Church of South Sudan is prioritising waste management as part of a wider environmental campaign.
At least twelve churches in Juba are taking part in a programme to improve how waste is handled.
Kenyi Emmanuel Dube, a team leader for the Episcopal Church of South Sudan Environmental Network (ECSSEN), said the church is mobilising Christians to become better stewards of God’s creation.
He said the network actively promotes the Green Anglican Movement in South Sudan.
It has supported churches to start basic waste management systems, including waste segregation, provision of waste bins and awareness creation within congregations.
Dube said the vision is to scale the initiative nationwide so that every parish becomes a model of environmental stewardship.
He shared that the network has also seen encouraging results beyond the church.
In some communities, households have come together to develop shared waste management systems where neighbours collectively manage waste to keep their environment clean.
These community driven efforts have been directly inspired by the work started within the church.
Dube said waste management is critically important in the South Sudan context.
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Eastern Equatoria Deploys 1,722 Vaccinators for Polio Campaign
Health authorities in Eastern Equatoria State have launched a four-day polio vaccination campaign.
They have deployed 1,722 vaccinators to reach children across communities and prevent the disease, which can cause permanent paralysis.
Vaccination teams are expected to visit households, schools, markets, churches and other public gathering places.
The aim is to ensure eligible children receive the vaccines.
Speaking at the launch at Torit Freedom Square on Tuesday, Dr. Amin Gordiano, director general at the state Ministry of Health, said the campaign would deploy 1,722 vaccinators and 159 supervisors to improve immunisation coverage.
The campaign will use two oral vaccines.
The novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) targets poliovirus type 2.
The bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) protects against types 1 and 3.
John Sokwarto, an Expanded Programme on Immunization representative in Eastern Equatoria, said teams would use a house-to-house approach.
They will also set up temporary vaccination posts at markets and other public gathering places.
Dr. Emmanuel Timothy, representing the World Health Organization (WHO), said reaching every eligible child would require joint efforts by health authorities, partners, parents and community leaders.
He warned that children missed during vaccination campaigns could remain vulnerable to poliovirus infection and its potentially life-altering consequences.
In Our Foreign News
Sudanese Women’s Union Demands Legal Action Against Egypt
The Sudanese Women’s Union has called for urgent international legal action against Egypt over alleged airstrikes that killed dozens of Sudanese gold miners near the northern border.
The union is demanding accountability for the victims and protection of Sudan’s sovereignty.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the union urged Sudanese legal professionals, political organisations and civil society groups to coordinate efforts to bring the case before international legal bodies.
The organisation accused Egyptian authorities of committing serious violations against Sudanese civilians.
It said the incident required a coordinated legal response rather than isolated statements of condemnation.
The union called for action on two fronts.
These are defending Sudan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and pursuing justice and compensation for the families of those killed or injured.
It stressed that Sudanese political, legal and diplomatic institutions must not remain silent over what it described as a grave crime against civilians.
The statement follows reports that at least 72 Sudanese artisanal gold miners were killed in airstrikes near the Egyptian border on Saturday, 10th October.
Sudanese rights group Emergency Lawyers accused the Egyptian air force of carrying out the strikes.
Responsibility for the attack has not been independently established.
The incident has triggered widespread condemnation from Sudanese political organisations and human rights groups.
There are growing demands for an independent investigation and accountability.
Sudan’s military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, subsequently ordered the formation of a fact-finding committee involving judicial and security authorities to investigate the deaths.
Egypt’s military, meanwhile, acknowledged conducting operations against illegal gold mining within what it described as Egyptian territory.
It did not directly address allegations that its aircraft had attacked Sudanese miners.
To end the news, here is a recap of the main stories once again.
A traveller has called for urgent improvements to the Yei-Juba road after surviving a road incident near Gangi Payam of Juba County.
Internally displaced persons in Morobo County are appealing for urgent humanitarian support.
A new innovation bootcamp is to be rolled out in Yei River County to prioritise women and vulnerable youth.
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