Civil Society Organizations-led Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Efforts
Date: 29 October 2015
Location: 2:00p.m - 5:30p.m, Gudele Hall, Juba Grand Hotel
Organizer: The Sudd Institute & UNDP
The signing of the peace agreement this past August by President Salva Kiir, SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar, and other representatives of various South Sudanese stakeholders provides a sense of hope for post-conflict recovery in South Sudan. If implemented, not only can the agreement help in ending the current conflict but to usher in a new era in terms of enabling South Sudanese to embark on peacebuilding and reconciliation process. While the agreement offers an opportunity to silencing the guns, both the country’s leadership and citizenry would certainly need to do more if the dream of promoting peace and stability is to be attained.
Towards this end, the Sudd Institute in conjunction with UNDP is sponsoring a public lecture on the role civil society organizations (CSOs) can play in order to enhance the attainment of peace and development in South Sudan. The lecture will highlight important contributions CSOs made in the recent past and argues that South Sudan expects more with respect to the conciliatory work these actors could do now to enable return of peace and security. It concludes with some action-oriented recommendations that aim at ensuring that South Sudanese spare no efforts so as to help cultivate the emergence of a just, peaceful and prosperous society.
Speaker
Dr. Leben Moro, Director for External Relations, University of Juba
Discussants
Bishop Enock Tombe, The Episcopal Diocese of Rajaf
Hon. Lewis Anei, Adviser on Culture and Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Hon. Rev Tut Kuny, Minister, Jonglei Ministry of Education
Moderator
Fr. Mathew Pagan, Vice Chancellor, Catholic University of South Sudan