Sexual and Gender Based Violence not Prioritized in South Sudan - Amer Deng

The women’s’ block of South Sudan has written an open letter requesting a meeting with Pope Francis. The women’s block says women in the country are suffering in different ways due to a lack of political, social, and economic will from the country’s leaders. In their letter they call for revised security arrangement guarantees by the international community in collaboration with the unified forced to protect the parliamentary elections.  Listen to the full discussion with the chairperson of the Women's Block in South Sudan, Amer Manyok Deng.