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27 Jan 2015
UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Welcomes Release of Children in South Sudan
NEW YORK – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, welcomes the release of children associated for far too long with David Yau Yau’s South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA/M) Cobra Faction.

Earlier today, 249 children recruited by the SSDA/M Cobra Faction were released in Gumuruk, Jonglei State. It is expected that all the children associated with David Yau Yau’s armed group will be freed in the coming weeks.

“I personally met David Yau Yau last June in Gumuruk and saw child soldiers associated with his armed group. He recognized he had children in his ranks and expressed his willingness to work with the United Nations to release them. I am pleased to see that months of tireless advocacy by the UN in South Sudan is finally yielding results,” said Leila Zerrougui…