(26.67) Rescuers in South Sudan rescuers
Under the UN supervision, 210 children from South Sudan were liberated from the African nation. Many of the conflicting parties in the country hand weapons to the children for war. News Africa News reported that the 'United Nations Children's Fund' (UNICEF) has been continuously trying to free the child fighters. The number of children saved in this year with the latest 210 people stood at 806.
Just two years after independence, civil war broke out in South Sudan Starting from 2013, the civil war started by the loyal forces of President Salva Kier and former vice president Reik Makar. Then many factions were formed in the rebels. Thousands of people have lost their lives in civil war, severe food crisis in the country is going on. The government and the opposition met in Addis Ababa in Ethiopian capital Ethiopia in December to implement the agreement made in 2015. But the signing of the ceasefire agreement was ineffective within a few hours.
Most of the 2010 kidnappers who were rescued were in the organization named SPLM-IO. Another organization 'National Salvation Front' was released from 8 people. United Nations spokesman Farhan Haq said they are optimistic about the release of 1,000 more children in the near future. According to UNICEF, there are about 19,000 infant children in South Sudan. Since the beginning of the civil war in 2013, the agency has liberated more than two and a half thousand children.
Deutsche Welle, German news agency, said the ceremony was held in Pyr town for the children rescued. There they surrender arms. Instead of military dresses, they are given formal dresses. The organizers told the three-month food supply for the children of the children. Besides, these children will be trained to work oriented so that they can be self-sufficient.