RT null T1 Background Analysis for the GEF CCCD Project: Gender and Ethnicity in South Sudan A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 gender K1 gender equality K1 ethnicity K1 South Sudan YR 2018 FD 2018 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40424 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40424 NO South Sudan’s civil wars of 1955-1972 and 1983-2005 and the most recent conflicts (2013 and 2016) devastated the country and caused massive displacements, internally and into the neighbouring countries of Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with others resettled abroad in USA, Canada, Australia and Europe. The war resulted in poverty and suffering especially among women and children who are more vulnerable members of the society. Women had to step in to fill roles that had traditionally been performed by men. Most women especially widows who lost their husbands during the wars and single mothers still bear the burden of carrying out both roles. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 20, 2026