Report on the Advocacy Mission to assess the situation of children in South Sudan
experienced, during all its interactions with IDPs and some of the
Institutions that it interacted with. During the visit to Tomping PoC,
the IDPs confirmed that there is serious sexual violence against
children within and outside the PoC Sites.
23. Girls cannot use latrines after 7 PM as they feel unsafe as well as
passing through areas where groups of young men hang out or
live alone. Water points and alcohol breweries were also named as
unsafe areas. The adolescent girls who have continued with tasks
that take them out of the PoCs to buy food, wash clothes, collect
firewood and other duties have the fear of being harassed, beaten,
abducted, raped or killed by armed groups or due to ethnic reprisal.
These crimes are usually done with impunity as survivors of sexual
violence do not report for fear of being stigmatized and discriminated.
24. The IDPs suggested that the latrines be separated for male and
females, street lights to be put around water points and latrines and
also to have security guards at night.
25. The delegation appreciated the fact that Child Centered Services
are being offered in the camps and these include: Identification,
Registration and Documentation and Individual Case management
for Family tracing and Reunification of Unaccompanied, Separated,
and Missing children, Child protection monitoring including monitoring
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