S. Sudan Focuses on Girls on Day of African Child
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Children march at the Nyakuron Cultural Center in Juba to mark the Day of the African Child.
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South Sudanese school children hold a poster during a march in Juba to mark the Day of the African Child.
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Ending child marriage is the focus of the Day of the African Child in South Sudan, where more than half of girls aged 15-19, like Akuot B., shown here, are married, often against their will.
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The South Sudan government is poised to roll out a nationwide program to urge parents to keep their daughters in school.