No cause for celebration olive branch, july 2015 radio days in south sudan foreign policy peace channel, may 2015 local peace processes in sudan and south sudan peaceworks, may 2014. The church and strategic peacebuilding in south sudan john ashworth and maura ryan introduction when south sudan celebrated independence on july 9, 2011, ken hackett, then ceo of catholic relief services crs, was invited to join the united states delegation. As the january 1, 1956 independence day approached, southerners realized that that the muslim north. The past decade has seen a growing recognition of the relationship between the goals of development, peacebuilding and state building and increased convergence of development and. The situation in south sudan is characterised by a complex emergency, where security problems are connected with developmental and humanitarian ones. What next for catholic peacebuilding in south sudan. It is also becoming highly fragmented, less peaceful and unsafe for both present and future generations. Michael weller, mission coworker leisa wagstaff, and supporters in the united states, the south sudan education and peacebuilding project has. Liberal peacebuilding encompasses a range of socialcultural norms associated with peacemaking and international and national structures instrumental. Grounded in the prevalent underrepresentation of women in peacebuilding processes, this brief explores why womens role in peacebuilding is critical more generally and particularly in south. South sudan conflict analysis brief south sudan, the worlds youngest nation, continues to struggle despite the august 2015 signature of a peace agreement. Why have women been excluded from peacebuilding in sudan. Following south sudans independence from sudan in july 2011, both countries have resurfaced as a target for international peacebuilding efforts.
Globally crs believes that justice and peace are the basis for integral human development. This report analyses approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding in south sudan. In 1953 the british and egyptian governments agreed to grant sudan independence. Key challenges to local peacebuilding lack of funding for peacebuilding work, in particular longerterm funding for more sustainable initiatives. The role of the media in postconflict peacebuilding in. Paul murphy describes how the pactled sudan peace fund sought to support these peopletopeople peace processes between 2002 and 2005, and calls for more institutionalised peacebuilding efforts.
Since its independence on 9 july 2011, south sudan has been on the agenda of the economic and social council. South sudan peacebuilding organization, kitchener, ontario. At both events, the atmosphere was optimistic, and participants came to the table with an open mind. Failure of statecentric peace building in south sudan. The training will also improve the overall effectiveness of peacebuilding in south sudan, as it imparted the required conflict sensitivity skills for iom and other peacebuilding actors to better. Authoritarian liberal peacebuilding liberal peace building framed under the liberal peace debate suggests that certain societies are more peaceful, both in their domestic affairs and international relations, compared to illiberal states. Other market recovery options might not work as well. It was organised by the european peacebuilding liaison office eplo with the support of the european external action service directorate for conflict prevention and security policy and the european commission foreign policy instruments service. It identifies overarching lessons from outside south sudan, from the countrys own history, and based on the wisdom of local peacebuilders, longterm practitioners and citizens affected by their work.
The countrys involvement consists of support for various initiatives including the house of nationalities, a safe venue where all ethnic groups of south sudan are encouraged to. Improving the effectiveness of peacebuilding in south sudan. The study examines adjustments made by the peacebuilding education and advocacy pbea programme in response to. South sudanese independence represented, for many, the successful resolution of conflicts that had wracked the region for decades and conformation that international intervention and the liberal peacemaking processes it imposed from. Policy framework for sustainable peacebuilding in south sudan. The participants stressed that activities such as this workshop, which promotes dialogue among youth on peace building and conflict resolution, are extremely important. The role of youth in peace and conflict resolution in. The challenges facing postconflict communities are many and longterm solutions are elusive. Initforthelonghaullessonspeacebuildingsouthsudanjul2018. I declare that this dissertation managing the challenges of conflict transformation and peacebuilding in south sudan is a product of my own independent research work and has not been previously submitted for publication or any other degree programme or examination at any university. Finally, thanks also to the canadian international development agency cida which is funding this project. To understand the drivers of conflict and the keys to sustainable peace in eastern sudan, the united states institute of peace.
The role of the eu thursday 6 october 2011, brussels key recommendations this document gathers all of the key recommendations which were made by participants in the csdn meeting peacebuilding in sudan and south sudan. Bhusal university of helsinki faculty of social sciences department of political and economic studies development studies masters thesis august 2014. It draws on experiences and lessons learned under this project. As a result, we allocated nearly 10% of our private funds in fy 2010 specifically for justice and peace work, supporting 85 projects in 35 countries around the world. South africa and south sudan lessons for postconflict. Design, monitoring and evaluation purpose and intended use of this document. The study also analysed the challenges facing the media in postconflict peacebuilding in southern sudan. Lessons on peacebuilding in south sudan 3 executive summary this report analyses approaches to con. On november 20, 2017, the wilson center africa program hosted an event titled narrowing the gap between international and local actors in peacebuilding efforts in south sudan, featuringms. To understand the prevailing challenges to include women in peacebuilding, this study looks on one hand at the critique on a policy level and on. A distinction is made between a selfenforcing, b mediated, and c conflictual peacebuilding. Grassroots peacebuilding efforts have been taking place in southern sudan since the 1990s. Improving the effectiveness of peacebuilding in south.
She shares thought on what this means for peacebuilding efforts in south sudan in this edition of wilson center now. Sudan is a multiethnic and multireligious society, and in the past, this diversity has been. In its resolution, e201143, the council expressed great. The study concentrated on exploring the role of the media and sudan radio service in particular in postconflict peacebuilding in southern sudan. Pdf the role of women in peacebuilding in south sudan.
This meeting reflected critically upon the challenges of, and prospects for, peacebuilding in south sudan. Promoting conflictsensitive approaches to peacebuilding and development programming report. Peacebuilding mapping in unity state, south sudan report. The reports outlines ten lessons or principles which provide some guidance to those. Emmaculate asige liaga, current southern voices network for peacebuilding scholar and doctoral candidate at the university of pretoria in south africa. Disaster risk reduction drr, conflict arbitration and peacebuilding skills as additional integrated component. In addition to the hundreds of practitioners who have developed, used and re. Secondary and primary data as from 2005 2010 were considered in the study. Integrated development and peacebuilding programming. International rescue committee, sudan for their valuable comments, support and encouragement, and to mosley lebeloane, bilkees vawda and luphert chilwane at the centre for the study of violence and reconciliation for their assistance. Sudan is an example of a mediated case, but with some special features that set it apart from other mediated cases such as mozambique or cambodia. Peacebuilding dialogues in brisbane 18 november and melbourne 25 november to share ideas and experiences of building trust and unity within the community that can contribute to peace in south sudan. June 7, 2017 ssb the modern world is becoming smaller, highly integrated and technologically more advanced.
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding in sudan the south kordofan area of sudan is one of the most complex conflict systems in the country, with increasingly serious tensions building since the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in 2005. Lessons in peacebuilding and economic development in south sudan 3 adapting the vsla model in conflict and postconflict contexts in the maiwut county area, savings groups offer the chance to both raise local incomes and empower women economically. With international pressure, in 2005, a comprehensive peace agreement cpa was signed by the sudan peoples liberation army splma and khartoum. South sudan peacebuilding organization home facebook. South africa has fraternal relations with south sudan stemming from the ties of the liberation struggles of the african national congress anc and the south. It identifies overarching lessons from outside south sudan, from the countrys own history, and based on the wisdom of local peacebuilders, longterm practitioners and citizens. Swiss peacebuilding efforts in sudan switzerlands diplomatic engagement in sudan dates back to the mid1990s.
The united states institute of peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by. Baseline study for the strengthening smallholders resilience ssr project consultancy, juba, south sudan inputs, nutrition food diversification and food hygiene awareness. Huber1 this paper was first presented at a oneday bilateral workshop on april 29, 2011, held in conjunction with the osaka school of international public policy osipp in washington, d. Policy framework for sustainable peacebuilding in south sudan a critical discourse analysis of south sudanese peace policy documents manoj kr. This policy brief analyses south africas postconflict development and peacebuilding in south sudan. Project purpose rebuild south sudan intends to create contextual peace building curriculum for educational lessons and build capacity for peace work training by strategically partnering with local ngos, faith based alliances, and peace building consultants, as well as collaborating and investing in local leaders and educators. Sfcg invested in the local government that had been divided by the dispute, facilitated the participation of community interlocutors and religious leaders from each community and provided safe spaces for them to come together, discuss and rebuild.
Their role in the process leading to south sudans independence is the most recent example. Best practices in malakal peacebuilding in south sudan. When south sudan gained independence in july 2011, its emergence as africas newest nationstate was greeted with enthusiasm throughout much of the world. Peacebuilding training youth sudan trainers manual. Liberal peacebuilding and the two sudans warscapes. Sudan has suffered war for most of its existence as an independent state and many hoped the comprehensive peace agreement cpa of. South sudan education and peacebuilding project 3rd quarter summary report 2014 brief summary thanks to the efforts of the presbyterian church of south sudan pcoss staff, regional liaison rev. As its implementation faltered, violence between factions broke out again in july 2016, setting back the peace process once again. To build a united and harmonious peaceful community mission. This study examines the role education can play and is playing in the conflictinduced humanitarian emergency in south sudan. John katunga religious institutions, especially the anglican and catholic churches, have played a leading role in peacebuilding in sudan for decades. Wilson scholar emmaculate asige liaga has identified grassroots involvement as a key element of a successful transition.
Stuck in change faithbased peacebuilding in sud ans transition ulrich mans. Acknowledgements with particular thanks to the authors of working with con. Youth for peacebuilding and conflict resolution in sudan unv. Through a process of dialogue called kejiko i and ii, the churches helped address divisions among political and military. Peacemaking and peacebuilding in eastern sudan united.
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