Nyuon Susan Sebit (Suzy) is a seasoned young lawyer/advocate passionate about the rule of law and access to justice with a wide range of experience and training in Justice Peace and Security. She specialises in women and girls’ rights, women, peace & security, youth, peace & security and human rights. She believes in equality of all before the court of law. Ms. Susan holds Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Juba, 2013 and had several years of training in the field of human rights, mediation and conflict resolution. In 2018, Suzy joined the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), as the third recipient of the Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders. Through this fellowship, she can join the GNWP International Coordinating Team where they work to promote effective implementation of UNSCRs 1325 and 2250, and the supporting resolutions on women, peace, and security. She supports the youth, peace and security agenda at the national and local levels. She has previously worked with UN Women South Sudan Country Office on the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls programme. Suzy is a founder and the Executive Director of National Alliance of Women Lawyers (NAWL) where she works to promote and protect women and girls to ensure the implementation of women peace and security and ending violence against women and girls. Suzy advocates for women’s participation at all levels of governance and leadership.  Susan believes in gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls to unleash their full potential and be most effective to their society and the nation at large. Susan believes that women’s economic empowerment through education will lead to key leadership positions and equal pay.

Participant in: February/March 2021 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes