press release: south sudan women united urges south sudan leaders to choose peace

8/13/2019 Press Release: South Sudan Women United Urges South Sudan Leaders to Choose Peace

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:

Agnes Oswaha Nyakan GileTel: 571.970.4154 Tel: [email protected] [email protected]

SOUTH SUDAN WOMEN UNITED URGES SOUTH SUDANESE LEADERS TO CHOOSEPEACE

SSWU Releases First Peace Commercial Along with Recommendations to Mediators in Addis Ababa

A!"#NGTON$ %& ' (e)*+a*y 14$ 2014 ' !ince ,iolence e*+- e/ in +)a on %ecem)e* 15$ 201an/ s-*ea/ o o he* -a* s o !o+ h !+/an$ +n ol/ ho+san/s ha,e -e*ishe/3 an/ acco*/ing o hela es ig+*es *om O&"A$ 61$400 !o+ h !+/anese a*e in e*nally /is-lace/ o* li,ing o+ si/e o heco+n *y as *e +gees. These s a is ics$ )o h s agge*ing an/ hea* )*eaking$ *e-*esen he /ea* amilyan/ *ien/s o !o+ h !+/an omen ni e/ !! $ a .!. )ase/ %ias-o*a g*o+- wi h connec ionso !o+ h !+/anese women in !o+ h !+/an$ 8enya$ gan/a an/ a*o+n/ he wo*l/.

!! s ,ision is a -eace +l an/ -*os-e*o+s !o+ h !+/an whe*e all ci i ens en;oy *ee/om$ ;+s ice$eeace. The wo*ksho- c*ea e/ a +ni


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-*o,i/e/ an o--o* +ni y o seek o*gi,eness an/ o e=-e*ience a sense o *elie an/ *ee/om hao-ene/ +- he o--o* +ni y o /e,elo- s *onge* )on/s ??)on/s ha a*e necessa*y o hel- a//*ess hee,en g*ea e* challenges now acing !o+ h !+/an. !! incl+/e/ in i s *ecommen/a ions o heA//is A)a)a me/ia o*s his same wo*ksho- o* he mem)e*s o he nego ia ing eams as an im-o* ans e- o achie,ing he wo* hy as-i*a ions o -eace an/ -*os-e*i y o* he -eo-le o !o+ h !+/an.

!o+ h !+/an omen ni e/ s mission is o o*gani e an/ *es-on/ o he nee/s o !o+ h !+/anese$es-ecially hose in c*isis$ h*o+gh a/,ocacy$ +n/*aising an/ he /eli,e*y o se*,ices.

LINK TO SSWU COMMERCIAL:

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FULL TEXT OF STATEMENT:

STATEMENT FOR THE MEDIATORS FOR SOUTH SUDAN IN ADDIS ABABA

e$ !o+ h !+/an omen ni e/ !! $ *egis e* o+* a--*ecia ion o* he &essa ion o "os ili iesan/ Delease o %e ainees signe/ )y he Go,e*nmen o he De-+)lic o !o+ h !+/an an/ !+/an>eo-les Ei)e*a ion Fo,emen CA*my in O--osi ion on an+a*y 2 $ 2014 in A//is?A)a)a$ hio-ia )yhe s+--o* o he #n e*go,e*nmen al A+ ho*i y on %e,elo-men #GA% $ he A *ican nion$ he ni e/Na ions$ he T*oika$ he ni e/ ! a es an/ o he* *ien/s o !o+ h !+/an.

e ho-e ha his -osi i,e s-i*i shown )y he Two >a* ies will )e s+s aine/ h*o+gho+ henego ia ions.

We would like o !"i#$ %i& 'oi# % o (ou" ) e# io# *o" +o#%ide") io#:

1 I#+lu%io# o* Wo,e# : !! calls o* he incl+sion o women in he De-+)lic o !o+ h !+/an-eace alks o *e-*esen he ma;o*i y o !o+ h !+/an cons i +en s. omen cons i + e o,e*65H o !o+ h !+/an s -o-+la ion an/ as a *es+l $ hei* o-inion a his ,e*y /elica e imecanno )e igno*e/. Thi* een mem)e*s o !! a*e *ea/y o *a,el an/ -a* ici-a e in henego ia ions in A//is?A)a)a. #/eally$ he eam wo+l/ *o a e /+e o amily commi men s an/,a*io+s o)liga ions.

2 -ou . Re'"e%e# ) io#: !! also calls o* *e-*esen a ion )y yo+ h$ who *e-*esen a la*ge-e*cen age o he -o-+la ion an/ -lay a /i*ec *ole in -e*-e +a ion o he con lic an/ a key *olein /e,elo-men o he co+n *y. !o+ h !+/anese yo+ h a*e he + +*e o !o+ h !+/an. Theysho+l/ ha,e he *igh o hel- na,iga e he nego ia ions ha will /e e*mine$ in -a* $ he co+n *yhey will inhe*i .

Di)%'o") Re'"e%e# ) io#: !! calls o* he -e*manen incl+sion o h*ee %ias-o*a*e-*esen a i,es o* he nego ia ions. The h*ee %ias-o*a *e-*esen a i,es m+s )e *om hemain h*ee *egions o !o+ h !+/an: G*ea e* Iah* el Ga al$ G*ea e*


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