By Carmel Santino|Voice of Hope Radio 98.65 FM WauThe Government of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, in partnership with the Fertit Unity Forum for Unity, has received the first batch of 57 South Sudanese returnees arriving from Sudan.
The returnees, including women, children, and elderly people, are part of an ongoing initiative to support South Sudanese citizens returning home and help them reintegrate into their communities.
The State Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Hon. Rudolf Andrea Ujika, led the reception, along with the Chairperson of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), Barsham Musa.
The event was attended by the Chairperson of the Civil Society Organizations Network and CEPO Regional Coordinator, Stephen Robo Musa, Deputy Chairperson of the Fertit Forum for Unity and Chairperson of the Returnees Initiative Committee, David Lawrence Ambros, committee members, government officials, representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and community leaders.
Speaking during the reception, Deputy Chairperson of the Fertit Forum for Unity and Chairperson of the Returnees Initiative Committee, David Lawrence Ambros, said the initiative aims to facilitate the return and reintegration of approximately 600 South Sudanese returnees from Sudan to Wau.
He said the initiative will also help reunite families and provide support to returnees as they resettle in their home communities.
The Fertit Unity Forum for Unity further announced that its support centre remains open to provide returnees with assistance, guidance and information concerning the ongoing return process.
The arrival of the first 57 returnees marks an important step in efforts to support South Sudanese returning from Sudan and ensure they are received and reintegrated into their communities.