00:00Local authorities are crucial in restoring security, reconciling communities and fostering peace.
00:08To aid their initiative, the United Nations mission in South Sudan facilitated the transportation of county commissioners from various regions to a special forum in Malakal, which focused on conflict resolution and enhancing collaboration.
00:22Conflicts are there, misunderstandings are there, differences are there, but there's only one way, having dialogue, to sit down and identify those issues that we are facing as communities, come up with a solution over it and strive for a better South Sudan and strive for peace.
00:42As South Sudan faces worsening political and security crises, millions are enduring ongoing violence, severe economic hardship and climate-related disasters such as extreme flooding.
00:55We are suggesting that people living in lowland areas should relocate to higher ground to protect their lives.
01:03Additionally, we urge both humanitarian organizations, state and national government to provide support to the communities along the eastern side of the Sobat River.
01:20Participants in the forum explored strategies to strengthen local economies and assist those impacted by conflict and flooding.
01:29In fact, the situation in Nasser, there is so many people which have been run away from the conflict which have been in Nasser.
01:39Now they come back.
01:40So they face so many difficulties.
01:43There is no shelter.
01:45And there is no any other means, like non-food items, food items, that are already there, inside the Nasser town.
01:52Local leaders are urgently appealing for more support.
02:06They are asking the government and global community to help with recovery to ensure a stable and prosperous future for their people.
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