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2017-03-23
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2020-03-04
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  1. “As a mother and a human rights defender, I want to make sure South Sudanese women and girls are not relegated to a status of victims: we have a voice, and we must have a say in our country’s future.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  2. “We need the Council to stand with us as we renew our call on all parties to realize the hard-won promise of the 35 per cent quota for women’s representation in Government. Finally, as the Security Council considers renewing the UNMISS mandate, it is crucial that all existing provisions on women, peace and security be maintained and that the Mission engage with diverse women’s groups, in particular those working on ending gender-based violence. We strongly believe that, to be successful, UNMISS should consult a wide range of women’s civil society organizations to guide its work in the areas of protection of civilians, confidence-building and mediation. Women and girls have lived in fear for far too long in South Sudan, where gender-based violence continues to reach some of its highest rates in the world.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  3. “We hope members of the Security Council will reiterate their support for transitional justice in South Sudan, which must include accountability for gender- based violence, if things are ever going to change in my country. It will take all of us to build a safe and prosperous South Sudan. Grass-roots organizations are counting on the Security Council to help by urging all parties to respect the space for civil society to make a contribution. Women-led organizations in particular need to be recognized for the essential role they played to build peace nationally and at the community level. This young nation of ours will only achieve its full potential through the meaningful participation in public life of women and women-led organizations.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  4. “Hundreds of thousands of families are still waiting for safe and dignified conditions to go back to their homes. It will be critical for the Security Council and the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) to urge the Government to ensure that armed forces vacate civilian houses without further delay, as required by the peace agreement. Likewise, security sector reform needs to continue so that we can have a professional, unified military equipped with the appropriate training to keep all South Sudanese citizens safe. This must include, for the safety of women and girls in particular, training to counter gender- based violence. After years of abuses, peace will require justice to hold.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  5. “However, we are still far from achieving the 35 per cent quota for women in the Transitional Government’s bodies, particularly at the state level, where the list of governors that is still being negotiated does not include a single woman. This brings me to my recommendations for what the Security Council can do to support for the South Sudanese people on our way to peace and security for all. First, most importantly, I urge all friends of South Sudan, including the Security Council, to maintain full diplomatic engagement so that the parties may work to resolve pending issues to ensure the swift implementation of the peace agreement. In this regard, we hope the Council could impress upon some South Sudanese politicians that individuals on international sanctions lists should not be part of a new Government.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  6. “I argue that measures should be implemented to tackle those inadequate conditions and ensure that pregnant women are not taken to the training centre until they give birth. On the political front, we have been encouraged to see that civil society organizations, including women-led organizations, have increased their influence through their unwavering engagement in the peace process. They have played a critical role in some of the recent progress by advocating women’s increased representation, the 100-day extension of the pre-transitional deadline and the resolution of a number of state disputes. South Sudanese women have fought hard for the peace agreement to come to life and hold.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  7. “Women and girls are still at extreme risk of rape and other forms of sexual or gender-based violence when they fetch food and water. Communities need rebuilding, with 1.5 million people remaining displaced and experiencing uncertainty about safety and services if they return. Over 2 million refugees remain outside the country, the majority of whom are women and children. I recently visited the Rejab Unified Police Training Center in Juba and was shocked to see how inadequate the conditions were at the site, with pregnant women, lactating mothers and some 700 children without access to proper installations and services. After a visit with the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, we had to go back as women of South Sudan as an act of solidarity with our sisters to help them deal with the suffering we had seen there.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  8. “The 125 survivors of the November 2018 mass rape in Bentiu should convince the international community to vow “never again”, and to mean it this time. The recent breakthrough in the peace process rekindles our hope for a South Sudan where guns have been silenced and the Government can use national resources to tackle key issues, such as girls’ education, child marriage, youth job creation and basic services for communities. While the situation on the ground remains calm, we hope that the current political disputes among parties haggling over ministerial attributions will remain just that and that they will not bring us back to the brink. Yet serious challenges lie ahead. Violence continues to displace communities in parts of the country, and humanitarian assistance is as critical as ever for over 7 million people in need.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  9. “Peace required substantial concessions from all parties and, when it was all said and done, I believe it was pressure from the region, from the African Union and from the international community as a whole, that compelled South Sudanese leaders to put the good of our people first. It is not the first time that we have had hope. But I remember bitterly the return to violence and suffering that followed the collapse of previous agreements, which friends of South Sudan were all too quick to call a success, when their disengagement enabled personal interests to prevail once more. Women and girls paid the highest price of that failure to see peace through in a country where specific threats to them continue to be extreme.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  10. “The completion of key aspects of the peace agreement just before the 22 February deadline brings us undeniably closer to the vision of an inclusive and peaceful South Sudan that ordinary citizens have kept alive in their hearts. The alternative could have brought war back to our doorsteps, had the ceasefire that drastically reduced political violence not held. South Sudanese civil society organizations worked tirelessly to keep the international community engaged and to make our recommendations weigh in the political balance. I am confident that I can speak for my sisters and brothers in saying that we are grateful that the Council did not turn a blind eye.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  11. “I am also a member of South Sudan Women’s Coalition and a staff member of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, which took part in the peace talks in 2015 and 2018. I would like to start by thanking the Council for its efforts in pushing for the full implementation of the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, including through its visit to South Sudan in October. By meeting with my colleagues in Juba, the Council has help us to create a space for civil society in my country at a critical juncture. Just two weeks after the formation of the much-awaited Transitional Government of National Unity, I want to focus my remarks on the situation on the ground in South Sudan from a civil society perspective, in particular that of women-led organizations.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  12. “Ms. Sunday: It is truly an honour for me, as a South Sudanese civil society representative, to brief the Security Council on the situation in my country and since the completion of a historical milestone in our long journey towards peace in South Sudan. I would like to dedicate my remarks to all of the South Sudanese women who fought so hard for this peace agreement and who continue to work tirelessly to support their communities on the ground. My name is Betty Sunday. Today I represent the Women’s Monthly Forum on Peace and Political Processes in South Sudan. We have been bringing together South Sudanese women from all walks of life since 2014 to make sure that we play a critical role in peace processes.”

    2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

  13. “We urge the Council to be proactive in engaging the Government of South Sudan so as to realieze the political expectations contained in the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, and we urge the conflicting partiesn to commit to abiding by the decisions of the Council.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source

  14. “We are aware that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is approaching the renewal of its mandate. We ask that the new UNMISS mandate enable it to provide capacity support to the Government of South Sudan for human rights protection and the rule oflaw, for compliance with resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) and for the professionalization of policing services. Sixthly, we are pleased that the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have committed to coordinating efforts to seek a political solution to the challenges our country faces. We urge the Council to partner with our Government with the aim of making a reality of the stipulations in the AU-United Nations- IGAD joint communique of 29 January.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source

  15. “We therefore urge the Council to provide humanitarian support to those in need with all possible speed, and we urge our Government to provide the necessary support for facilitating humanitarian access and protecting humanitarian workers and property. Fourthly, the announcement of a national dialogue by the President of the Republic of South Sudan is a public call for full participation by all citizens in the quest for a lasting political solution to our country's political challenges. We urge that the dialogue be inclusive and facilitated by a reliable ceasefire that can ensure a secure environment in which all citizens can participate safely. Fifthly, as a member of the United Nations, South Sudan has an obligation to fulfil its duties and responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source

  16. “The first is the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. The peace agreement offers great opportunities for our political transformation, but the challenge is that the parties to the agreement face issues of political will and good faith, because they focus too much on power-sharing. Secondly, thanks to the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Council is aware of the incidences of sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan. We urge the Council and the Government to cooperate to actualize the joint communique signed by the President and the United Nations. Thirdly, the current humanitarian situation, including the famine in some parts of the country that has been declared by the Government, is disturbing.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source

  17. “It contains provisions that will enable women to play a role in determining the peaceful future of the country. The political will for the implementation of the peace agreement needs to come from all sides within South Sudan, as well as from the international community, including the Security Council. South Sudan cannot do it alone. We, civil society, need solution-oriented meetings, because we have seen numerous meetings that end with the adoption of position papers that are not action-oriented. We urge the Council and the Government to cooperate in seeking a peaceful and lasting solution to the political crisis in our country. We are here in the meeting today to urge the Council to decide on action on the following key issues.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source

  18. “The security threats for South Sudanese women continue to be extremely dangerous. We cannot move freely to fetch water or get food owing to the repeated incidents of rape and other human rights violations. That is happening throughout the country, including in the camps for the protection of civilians. Women also continue to face challenges in their efforts to be heard, even in Government institutions. If the peace agreement were implemented, women could go about their life without fear. Their children could go to school, and they could collect food and tend their gardens. The peace agreement cannot be allowed to die. It is a very important document for the South Sudanese. We have fought hard for it, and now we want it to come to life.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source

  19. “Ms. Sunday: I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting us, representatives of the civil society of South Sudan, to brief the Security Council on the current situation in our country. It is important for those here to hear directly from civil society in South Sudan, including women's organizations, on the security threat that we are facing and our recommendations for durable peace. Today, I represent the Women's Monthly Forum, which was founded in 2014. Women from all walks of life come together to push for inclusion in the peace processes and to coordinate our voices with that of the negotiator during the peace negotiations in Addis Ababa. Since then, we have continued to advocate for women's inclusion in the implementation and monitoring of the peace agreement.”

    2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source