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Jackline Nasiwa

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2021-03-03
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2021-03-03
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  1. “We have endured endless traumas — losing our children and loved ones, being displaced from our homes, dying from hunger and disease and witnessing the impunity with which rape and other horrific acts have been committed under the watch of the Security Council and its States members. To expect the South Sudanese to remain resilient in the face of such trauma is unacceptable. We need the Council to act now before even worse things happen. Peace be with us all.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  2. “We thank the Council members for the humanitarian support the international community has extended so far, but peace and stability are the only assurances of the future of our communities. To date, 11 South Sudanese women have briefed the Council. We are tired of sharing the same stories of war, trauma and loss. Having visited many of the affected communities, I can personally attest to the fact that, after enduring decades of conflict, the resilience of my fellow South Sudanese is fading. Although ours is a history of struggle for liberty, freedom, prosperity and dignity, we can struggle no more.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  3. “For instance, civil society organizations are required to get security clearances to conduct workshops, training and meetings on all aspects of governance, health, humanitarian support and service delivery. Some civil society colleagues have received summonses from the authorities for speaking out against corruption and for the need for accountability. UNMISS must join civil society in advocating respect for such fundamental rights as the freedom of assembly and association and the freedom of speech and access to information. UNMISS should further support human rights defenders and civil society organizations that face any intimidation for carrying out their essential work.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  4. “When I first briefed the Security Council in May 2018 (see S/PV.8249), I noted the need for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to better collaborate with civil society. I am glad to inform the Council today that my organization and other civil society organizations are working with UNMISS in pursuit of grass-roots peace efforts, the protection of human rights and in support of women’s leadership and peacebuilding. This support must be expanded, however; and in order for it to be sustainable, local capacities to continue this work must be built. The protection of human rights defenders, particularly women defenders, is critical, given the closing of civic and political spaces for civil society, media and political parties in South Sudan.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  5. “In some states, including Warrap, Jonglei, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal and Unity states, women’s representation is around 11 to 17 per cent, while at the county level women make up only about 2 per cent. The parties to the Agreement have ignored and excluded women’s leadership in key governance structures and institutions. Women have lobbied and advocated for inclusion with party leaders, but in a male-dominated society with a long history of inequality and marginalization of women’s rights and leadership, the fight for equality cannot be the burden of South Sudanese women alone. The Security Council must pressure the parties to take concrete steps to ensure that the 35 per cent quota is met at all levels of governance and consider this in measuring progress towards implementation.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  6. “Human rights must be the foundation of all these processes; a failure to uphold human rights will result in continued inequality, division and more violence. South Sudan is subject to a binding international framework that states that women’s equal participation is both a right and a necessity for peace. However, the threshold for the participation of women as provided for under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, which calls for 35 per cent representation — thanks to hard-won advocacy efforts by women’s civil society groups — is far from being met. The few women who have been appointed so far make up less than 20 per cent at the national and state level.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  7. “They need their plight to be recognized and, when it comes to war, they need from their leaders the reassurance of “never again”. Indeed, the people demand an end to war, corruption and the violation of human rights. Above all, they need truth and reconciliation. Close monitoring of the peace implementation framework is essential, as is completing key tasks such as the reconstitution of state and national legislatures; the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms; the adoption of draft laws and the Constitutional Amendment Bill on the Peace Agreement; the operationalization of the cantonment sites; the screening and training of forces; the provision of basic services, including medicine and food, to the cantonment sites; and ensuring support for the disarmament and demobilization processes.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  8. “I am deeply concerned by the unacceptably slow pace of implementation and the lack of political will shown by the parties as my people continue to suffer on a daily basis. Our leaders must be held accountable for implementing key aspects of the peace agreement in the remainder of the transitional period. That is what our people around the country are calling for. My colleagues and I recently visited local communities in parts of Upper Nile, Equatoria and Bahr el-Ghazal, and that call was echoed by those we met, who demanded accountability and justice in order for peace to be realized for civilians, for women and children who have suffered conflict- related sexual violence and for those who have lost lives and property. Ordinary civilians need security and peace.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  9. “In the two years since the Agreement was signed, the parties have embarked on steps that, to me and many of my fellow citizens, appear to be merely drops in the ocean. They have established the executive arm of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity at the state and national levels; begun the process of cantonment and training of the necessary unified forces; announced the formation of the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission; and drafted bills on security and governance, as well as the Constitutional Amendment (No. 8) Bill 2020, incorporating the Agreement into the transitional constitution. But much more remains to be done.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  10. “The pandemic comes amid myriad other issues: floods in most parts of the Upper Nile region; famine in Jonglei and Pibor; continuous violations of the ceasefire by its parties, including in the cantonment sites; fighting with non-signatories to the agreement; communal violence causing loss of lives and property; sexual violence against women and girls; displacement; and broader public health crises. Our economy has collapsed due to the mismanagement of revenue and national resources, thus denying citizens basic services. That is South Sudan today. The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is at risk of collapse without the Council’s unwavering support and unified stand.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source

  11. “Good morning and warm greetings from South Sudan. I am Jackline Nasiwa, Founder of the Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice, a local non- governmental organization that works on human rights, justice, peacebuilding and women’s rights in South Sudan. I thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council today. As in many other parts of the world, the coronavirus disease pandemic has devastated South Sudan. Cases are on the rise daily, crushing an already weak health- care system that cannot meet even basic demands for services.”

    2021-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/219 (2021) · source