South Sudan National Liberation Movement released one hundred and nineteen children on Tuesday including forty-eight girls, bringing the total number of those freed since the conflict began to more than 3,100.
UNICEF in statement says there is a long way to go before all of the more than 19,000 children still in their ranks are returned to their families.’
Tuesday’s release took place in the south-west town of Yambio where the children had formerly been associated with the, which signed a peace agreement with the government in 2016.
During the process, each child was registered and provided with a certificate stating they were no longer affiliated with the group.
They then met with social workers, health workers and education specialists to assess their immediate needs.
They were also provided with a reintegration package including clothes, shoes, and other basic commodities.
As with other groups, each child is provided with three years of reintegration support to assist their return to civilian life and prevent re-recruitment.