3275: Know Your Rights: Understanding Internal Displacement in South Sudan

On Know Your Rights, the discussion focused on internal displacement in South Sudan, looking at its causes, effects, and responses from a human rights perspective. Guest panelists Ms. Alinda Brenda, Program Coordinator at Girls and Boys in Action, and Mr. Robert Guya Antipas, Program Manager at Talent Initiative for Development, said conflict, communal violence, floods, and drought are the main drivers of displacement. They highlighted the consequences for displaced people, including trauma, sexual violence, loss of property, disrupted education, child labor, and pressure on limited resources in host communities. They also shared how civil society groups are responding through awareness campaigns, psychosocial support, reusable pad distribution, livelihood training, dialogue sessions, and advocacy, while calling on government, partners, and communities to address the root causes and support peaceful solutions.