{"id":49548,"date":"2026-11-09T12:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=49548"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:19:22","slug":"women-voice-ikwoto-commissioner-calls-for-peace-womens-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/women-voice-ikwoto-commissioner-calls-for-peace-womens-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"WOMEN VOICE: Ikwoto Commissioner calls for peace, women\u2019s participation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ijoo Bosco<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ikwoto County Caretaker Commissioner Dominic Onyu Paul has urged communities to promote peace, hospitality and women’s participation in local security initiatives.<\/p>\n

He appealed on Saturday during a community rally in Imotong Payam, where he addressed residents on security, unity and peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n

The commissioner encouraged residents to welcome traders and visitors from neighbouring Torit East County and other parts of South Sudan.<\/p>\n

He said many visitors travel to Imotong to purchase agricultural produce and other foodstuffs.<\/p>\n

Onyu emphasised that peaceful coexistence and hospitality were essential for strengthening trade and improving community livelihoods.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeace is the foundation of development. Our communities must remain peaceful and welcoming to everyone who comes to do business or visit our area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He urged residents to protect relationships with neighbouring communities and avoid actions that could undermine local security.<\/p>\n

The commissioner also called for greater involvement of women in community peacebuilding, conflict prevention and security discussions.<\/p>\n

He encouraged women to identify security challenges, report threats and promote dialogue within families and communities.<\/p>\n

Onyu said women and girls were often directly affected by insecurity and deserved meaningful representation in decisions concerning community safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen have an important role to play in maintaining peace and security. Their voices must be heard, and they should be given meaningful opportunities to participate in community decision-making and peacebuilding efforts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The gathering also discussed local security concerns, the protection of women and children, and cooperation between community leaders and security institutions.<\/p>\n

Onyu further briefed residents on preparations for the forthcoming December general elections.<\/p>\n

He urged community members to remain peaceful and respect differing political views throughout the electoral process.<\/p>\n

He cautioned residents against allowing political differences to create divisions within their communities.<\/p>\n

The rally brought together residents from five local bomas: Lomuleny, Ingoi, Ifose, Geria and Himodonge.<\/p>\n

The meeting highlighted the importance of community participation in strengthening security, promoting social cohesion and protecting vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n

It also emphasised the need to maintain a peaceful environment for local trade and democratic participation across Ikwoto County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ijoo Bosco Ikwoto County Caretaker Commissioner Dominic Onyu Paul has urged communities to promote peace, hospitality and women’s participation in local security initiatives. He appealed on Saturday during a community rally in Imotong Payam, where he addressed residents on security, unity and peaceful coexistence. The commissioner encouraged residents to[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":49549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Ikwoto-commissioner-calls-for-peace-womens-participation-e1794219466434.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49550,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49548\/revisions\/49550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}