Rights groups urge South Sudan leaders to resolve pending issues, form unity gov’t on time
Representatives of civil society groups during an expert-meeting on South Sudan held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019.
December 19, 2019 (SSNN)- The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), United States institute of Peace (USIP), Addis Ababa University (AAU) together with Oxfam held an expert meeting on South Sudan in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from 16th to 18th 2019. Under the theme.
‘The Future of South Sudan Peace Process- What Happens after the 100 Days?’
The meeting aims to identify key national, regional and international actors in order to take important steps and recommendations and to ensure that the Parties to the R-ARCSS are committed to implementing the peace agreement in South Sudan.
The meeting brought together experts from South Sudanese civil society actors, the AU Commission, IGAD, global think-tank groups and relevant permanent representatives to the African Union to have debates and insights on the peace agreement in South Sudan.
Ter Manyang Gatwech, Coordinator of Network of South Sudanese Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCOU) and who is also the National Coordinator of Centre for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) said that in order for South Sudan to have peace and stability, there’s a need for the international community and the region to impose additional sanctions on South Sudan’s peace spoilers.
“If we were to see the agreement being implemented in South Sudan, there’s must be a plan B in the South Sudan. In my own opinion, it’s time for these individuals (South Sudan’s leaders) to be sanctioned by the African Union and IGAD and prevented from traveling within the region. South Sudanese leaders shy away from tackling pending issues hampering the implementation of the R-ARCSS, this includes the number of states and their boundaries and security arrangements.”
Wani Michael Executive Director of Okay Africa Foundation emphasized that, there the country’s political and military leaders must be open to each other and find an amicable way of addressing their differences through peaceful dialogue rather than violent means.
“Our leaders should take a bold decision to discuss pending pre-transitional tasks.”
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