Girls who had been abducted by armed groups and forced to cook in captivity during conflict in Yambio, South Sudan, hold hands during a ceremony marking their release from captivity on February 7, 2018.

Girls who had been abducted by armed groups and forced to cook in captivity during conflict in Yambio, South Sudan, hold hands during a ceremony marking their release from captivity on February 7, 2018. The abductions of women and girls by armed groups and militia has continued to take place in South Sudan’s conflict affected regions.

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