Kuron peace village is an

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founded by emeritus bishop

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in Kuron, South Sudan, in 2005. It is situated in Kapoeta East County,

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State, on the southeast border of

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, roughly 190 km from Narus and 75 km from Boma. The area is mainly inhabited by the Toposa ethnic community of the Ateker ethnic cluster. Kuron peace village is situated near the Kuron river and close to the northern state boundary with

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. Its headquarters are based in Nanyangachor near the Ethiopian Highlands. the main aim of establishing the village was to have a village without tribalism Kuron peace village has been significant in conducting peace events. In 2013 it hosted a peace day organized by UNMISS. In 2016 seventeen traditional leaders from different parts of South Sudan gathered in Kuron to discuss the roles of customary authority in governance and their contribution to peace.{{Cite book , last= , first= , title=Now We Are Zero - South Sudanese chiefs and elders discuss their roles in peace and conflict , publisher=the Rift Valley Institute , year=2016 , isbn=9781907431531 , location=Nairobi, Kenya , pages= , language=en

References

Populated places established in 2005 2005 establishments in Sudan Populated places in Eastern Equatoria