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Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace & Security for April 2012
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security
In the MAP for April 2012, the NGOWG had several recommendations for the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan.
The Council is expected to discuss the Secretary-General’s most recent report on the situation in Abyei. Given new attacks and counter-attacks in recent months, humanitarian concerns, particularly for women, should be central to the Council’s review of the situation. Fact-finding investigations by the South Sudan Human Rights Commission and the human rights team of UNMISS must fulfill their commitment to investigate the inter-communal violence in Jonglei, and make their reports and recommendations publicly available.
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Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace & Security for December 2011
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security
In the MAP for December 2011, the NGOWG had several recommendations for the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan.
In December, the Council will consider a report from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Among the many security concerns in South Sudan, the Abyei conflict is causing displacement in South Sudan, and armed violence has caused significant civilian casualties. The Council should ensure women, peace and security considerations are highlighted, particularly in regards to ongoing sexual and gender-based violence and women’s role in the ongoing peace and reconciliation process.
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Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace & Security for August 2011
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security
In the MAP for August 2011, the NGOWG had several recommendations for the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan
The newly independent Republic of South Sudan, which hosts the recently mandated UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), faces many security challenges and could benefit from support and assistance by international and regional partners. The Abyei conflict is also causing displacement in South Sudan and armed violence within communities has caused significant civilian casualties. In supporting the implementation of its resolution S/RES/1996, the Council should:
- Ensure appropriate support for Troop Contributing Countries and Police Contributing Countries in their pre-deployment training of troops, specifically on how to best operationalize the women, peace and security and protection elements of the UNMISS mandate; and
- Support expert capacity in the mission regarding early warning and conflict prevention, and to monitor and report on human rights threats against civilians.
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Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace & Security for July 2011
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security
In the MAP for July 2011, the NGOWG had several recommendations for the Security Council on the current situation in South Sudan.
A new state South Sudan will require international support and engagement. To that end, the Council should:
- Encourage the Government of South Sudan to strengthen its obligations to uphold the human rights of its people, including through ratifying CEDAW without reservation, ensuring women’s participation in the drafting process, and enshrining women’s equal rights in the new constitution.
- Focus on SPLM/A reform, and renewed efforts at reconciliation and mediation.
- Support coordinated efforts to protect civilians from the threat of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which disproportionately targets civilians. This requires coordinated international and regional efforts to offer civilians effective warning of and protection against attacks, as well as a focus on the long-term security needs in more remote areas.
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NGO Resources
Refugees Tell of Bombing in Sudan’s Blue Nile State
7 December 2011
Amnesty International
Link
Tens of Thousands of South Sudanese Stranded in the North
7 July 2011
Refugees International
Link
South Sudan: UN Cost-Cutting Threatens Peacekeeping Mission
6 July 2011
Human Rights Watch
Link
South Sudan: A Human Rights Agenda
30 June 2011
Human Rights Watch & Amnesty International
Link
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