Unity and Warrap states agree measures to improve security ARTICLECOMMENTS (8) EmailPrintSave
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich April 6, 2011 (BENTIU) – The South Sudan states of Unity and Warrap have agreed to set up quarterly meeting of gubernatorial level meetings and monthly meetings of commissioners among of measures to improve security between the two states. Commissioners of counties which share border will hold monthly meetings and better constructed and policed roads will be established between the states, it was announced on Tuesday. tA meeting between the minister of gender and Child welfare of Unity State Mrs. Nyachieng Biey Tuet met Tuesday and Mrs. Adior Kuol Amum, state advisor of gender and human rights of neighboring Warrap State agreed that the main cause of insecurity in the border regions are the abundance of guns, the breakdown of law and order and cattle rustling. Their main discussions focused on women’s welfare, security, child right and resettlement and reintegration of returnees. Tens of thousands of returnees have returned to South Sudan over the last year ahead of the region’s independence in July. Training for law enforcement agencies including traditional chiefs on security cooperation is another mean of interrelation between states as to be considered as most priority for peaceful environment between states, the ministers said. Tuet welcomed the visits of her counterpart Amum to discuss the challenges faced by both ministries towards a building a better nation South Sudan. She added that the government will create more awareness on child rights and strongly condemned early marriage and its social impacts. This would be countered, the minister said, by offering educational and vocational training for street children including an adolescent child program on public awareness. Warrap state minister Amum also met with Unity state deputy governor William Dawut Riak on building the relationship between the neighboring states. She added that the meeting of women’s executives in the interim legislative assembly and Unity state’s women’s league union and some organization of women leadership in the state is to involve women in building peace initiatives and conflict resolution. The two states emphasized that there must be a mechanism to mobilize resources to support the resettlement of returnees, through counseling, micro finance projects and income generation activities, as well as empowering law enforcement agencies across the borders to keep law and order. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
