“In Jonglei, prolonged floods and resulting displacement, the COVID-19 pandemic, and overall insecurity have resulted in an increase in sexually motivated abuse among youth,” says Colonel Joseph Malual Alou, Director General of the Jonglei Special Police Unit. Colonel Alou was speaking at a two-day program for 25 women police officers from the South Sudan National Police Service, which was organized by United Nations Police (UNPOL) personnel working with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The theme of this training session preventing sexual abuse and exploitation among communi…
