South Sudan: War Leaves One in Four Girls in South Sudan Suicidal - Report

Nairobi — One in four adolescent girls in South Sudan has considered killing herself, traumatised by physical and sexual violence brought on by the country's civil conflict, a report by the children's charity Plan International said on Tuesday.

The study, based on surveys with 249 girls aged 10 to 19 across South Sudan, said 25 percent reported they had suicidal feelings in the last 12 months, largely due to the fear of being raped, beaten, kidnapped or killed.

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