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WARRAP – Following years of civil war, South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, has been grappling with curbing civilian access to small arms. With elections slated for next year and surging conflict across many of the country’s 10 states, concrete measures are required for successful civilian disarmament, given that similar exercises in the past haven’t yielded desired
WARRAP - "As police, we are supposed to serve and protect communities. To do that we must be at par with international policing standards,” says Angelo Akot, an investigator for the South Sudan National Police Service. Mr. Akot was speaking at the conclusion of a four-day intensive training-of-trainers facilitated by United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers in Kuajok.