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Juan

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2023-09-15
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2023-09-15
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  1. “I urge them to keep supporting humanitarian, peacebuilding and development efforts. Please do not give up on my people or my country. I am confident that South Sudan will eventually attain the peace that we so long for.”

    2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source

  2. “In February, South Sudan was privileged to host the ecumenical peace pilgrimage, including Catholic, Episcopal and Presbyterian leaders led by His Holiness Pope Francis. It was a visit where South Sudanese national leaders were reminded of their responsibility to their people first. One of the ways in which we have paired our efforts with the work of the international community is through our partnership with the Community of Sant’Egidio. The partnership has facilitated the Rome initiative — a political dialogue between the transitional Government and the non-signatories to the peace agreement — while including the voices of young people and women in conversations happening in the mediation room. In conclusion, I call for Council members’ support to promote and achieve sustainable peace in South Sudan.”

    2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source

  3. “I am impressed by the incredible contributions of South Sudanese women in uniting our nation, but I am dismayed by the untapped potential of our youth. Women and young people continue to be excluded in decision-making and nation-building spaces. I acknowledge the 35 per cent affirmative-action quota for women’s engagement, but numbers alone are not enough. What we need is the active and meaningful participation of women and young people in all processes. I strongly encourage the inclusion of civil society, women, youth and faith-based institutions in the implementation of the road map. I would particularly like to emphasize the need for their inclusion in the ongoing process of the joint task force for the elections. If we are to achieve the sustainable peace that we desire as a country, South Sudan needs the Council’s support.”

    2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source

  4. “As the Advocacy and Peace Coordinator at the South Sudan Council of Churches, which is an ecumenical body with a mandate to seek and promote peace, I have been privy to the positive impacts of church-led community peacebuilding and conflict resolution efforts. I have facilitated local peace talks and witnessed defining peace agreements between communities beginning a journey towards reconciliation and to healing trauma. However, those efforts must be sustained. I urge the Security Council to increase the funds allocated to peacebuilding initiatives, particularly for community peace initiatives. Thirdly, inclusion is a principle that should be prioritized as South Sudan seeks to complete the pending tasks of the road map.”

    2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source

  5. “I am saddened that young people and civil-society actors still cannot speak openly without fear. That is not conducive to building the nation we want to see. Widening the civic space is important, especially as we look to advance key processes of the road map on the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Both ideas and criticism are necessary for building our country. I call on Council members to prioritize the need for ensuring the protection of civic space and civil-society actors in their engagement with South Sudan’s political leaders. My second point concerns community-led peace initiatives.”

    2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source

  6. “Ms. Juan: I am very honoured to be given the opportunity to brief the Security Council today on developments in my country, South Sudan, and I would like to thank the United Nations for its commitment to supporting peace in my country. As a young South Sudanese woman, I have grown up against the backdrop of a country at war. For most of my life, and the lives of many other young people, who make up more than 70 per cent of our population, we have become all too familiar with the violence that surrounds us — the violence of weapons, sexual violence and violence induced by climate change. It may be easy to resign oneself to accepting the status quo, but I choose not to. Allow me to outline three key issues that could contribute to putting South Sudan on a trajectory towards sustainable peace. First, there is the widening of the civic space.”

    2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source