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The Save Yar Campaign thanks its longtime coalition member the UN Student Association of the University of Minnesota (UNSA) for hosting a successful benefit May 2. Guests helped cover the cost of sending two of our members back to Washington, D.C., in June to ask federal officials for specific help for the problems surrounding child abduction in South Sudan.

The guests also enjoyed good food, an exclusive photo exhibit of the campaign’s visit to Juba over Spring Break (see right), and presentations by Kait, Robyn, and Human Rights Program Director Barb Frey.

Kou is still in South Sudan, where he has been invited to take part in meetings aimed at intertribal reconciliation, a key element of addressing the root causes of child abduction. We are thrilled that Kou has the opportunity to participate in this rare and important conversation.

Thanks again to UNSA: Nick Hagman, Brian Meskimen, Aisha Patel, Madeline Thaden, Simone Bak, Kait Dougherty, and members.

Gabriel Kou Solomon has had a productive month in Juba. He has met with officials at every level of the South Sudan government. As he gathers information, he has made progress in sorting out the interlocking economic and social problems that form the context of child abduction. And more to the point, through his work as a positive ambassador, he reminds those officials that the rest of the world is counting on them to protect their most vulnerable residents – and that we are ready to help.
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