The Second Annual Nuer Community International Convention’s
Recommendations and Resolutions
December 10, 2013
Press Release
The Second Annual Nuer Community International Convention -
Recommendations and Resolutions 2013/USA
United States, December 10, 2013 (SSNA) -- The Nuer Community
Development Service (NCDS), Inc. USA called for its 2nd Annual Nuer
Community International Convention to address and deliberate on the
following topics; namely Unity, Peace, Development, Social Integration
and the political future of the Nuer people in South Sudan. The NCDS
Leadership formed a commission tasked with the responsibilities to
organize and solicit funding for the convention. The commission got to
work and implemented worldwide strategies and invited Nuer Community
members, faith based groups, political leaders and friends of the Nuer
Community throughout the world to convene in Omaha, Nebraska USA from
Thursday through Saturday, November 28 – 30, 2013. As a result of the
three days discussions, presentations, and community general sessions,
the following recommendations and resolutions were reached and passed
by the General Assembly of the NCDS; namely:
Peace and Unity among the Nuer
Development and Empowerment
Youth & Children
Women
Health and Education
Businesses
Leadership
Reduction of NCDS Annual Membership fee
Leadership term limit to 2 years per term with maximum of 4 years
Establishment of the Board of Directors (3 years term) with
primary responsibility of mobilizing resources.
Social Integration (Relations to the mainstream society wherever
Nuer may be)
Establishment of NCDS, Inc. USA Annual Convention
Political future of the Nuer people in South Sudan
Modernization of the Nuer Language
Establishment of NCDS office in the United States of America
(physical address)
The convention was well attended with representation from the
following continent or countries, namely: Africa, Canada and the
United States of America. The Commission Leadership thanked attendees,
speakers, presenters and the NCDS, Inc. USA Leadership for entrusting
us and for their belief in collective leadership to move our community
forward in the quest for justice and fair application of the rule of
law in our beloved country, Republic of South Sudan. The details and
elaboration of each category are filed with the NCDS, Inc. USA
leadership to be presented in the upcoming Inaugural address of the
Newly President-Elect in early January 2014.
The Commission Leadership congratulates the NCDS President-Elect, Mrs.
Nyanguok Gatlou Riek for her hard won victory in ascending to the
NCDS, Inc. USA top leadership. Given the historic nature of this
election, the commission equally thanked the Nuer Community members
for leading the way in fulfillment of basic rights that “all men are
created equal” regardless of gender or backgrounds and this proves
that Nuer Community is and will always lead the way in democratic
transformation and implementation of fair and free society.
A special thank goes to the Commission Team for their diligent and
commitment in making this year convention a success and fruitful. For
information, please contact us at [email protected] or on
our website at www.nuercommunityconvention.org
Thank you!
Department of Information and Public Affairs
Office of the Commission
The 2nd Annual Nuer Community International Convention 2013/USA
Nuer Community Development Services (NCDS), Inc. USA
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nuercommunityconvention.org
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