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July 25, 2013
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Educating girls can help prevent human trafficking, UN's Monasebian says
Human trafficking can be stymied if the root causes, such as lack of education for girls, are addressed, says Simone Monasebian of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "Prevention is always the best thing: Work more on educating girls. There's nothing more important than that in the fight against human trafficking," she argues. The InterDependent (7/25)
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"For the past several weeks tribal violence has flared up in the Jonglei state of South Sudan between ethnic Murle and Lou Nuer peoples. On top of this communal violence is a fairly heavy insurgency by a former South Sudan military leader; the counter-insurgency waged by South Sudan is becoming increasingly brutal." UN Dispatch (7/24)
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