International Medical Corps or IMC in collaboration with United Nation Population Fund UNFPA launched the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence in UN camps in Wau State.
Director-General of Gender and Social Development, Anne Daniel, urges all women to properly take care of their girls, Radio Voice of Hope reports.
The suffering of women and children will end if peace prevails, he assures.
The day is for men to commit themselves against gender and sexual based violence and how to recognize the harm committed against women, says Tom Omach IMC program director.
He adds that gender based violence requires joint efforts.
Asunta Angong Abiem, a psychosocial support project officer with Hold the Child, encourages women to resist all kinds of violence to bring them to an end.
She expects many changes to happen in the years to come against gender based violence.
Different NGOs and population in Wau UN camp attended the launch by on Monday.