{"id":36903,"date":"2026-06-12T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36903"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:46:51","slug":"young-voices-drive-peace-campaign-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/young-voices-drive-peace-campaign-in-south-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Young voices drive peace campaign in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">As South Sudan\u00a0prepares to mark 15 years of independence on July 9, young people are taking centre stage in a renewed call for peace.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">A new youth-led campaign, launched under the United Nations (UN) global advocacy initiative &#8220;Hear Us, Act Now for a Peaceful World,&#8221; is amplifying the voices of young South Sudanese who are demanding an end to conflict and greater opportunities for their future.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The campaign has been launched in Wau, Aweil and Juba, bringing together government leaders, artists, civil society and communities.<\/p>\n<p>As South Sudan approaches its 15th anniversary of independence, a new youth led peace campaign is giving young people a platform to speak out about the challenges they face and their hopes for a more peaceful future.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The campaign, launched under the UN, wide initiative &#8220;Hear Us, Act Now for a Peaceful World&#8221;, focuses on issues including conflict, displacement, education, economic opportunities and youth participation in leadership.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">&#8211;Channel Africa&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36904,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-36903","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"South Sudan\u00a0prepares to mark 15 years of independence","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36905,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36903\/revisions\/36905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=36903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}