"One Pagers On The Draft Compromise Agreement" For Discussion "To ensure that the agreement is fully implemented, a strong monitoring and evaluation commission, composed of the South Sudanese and international partners and friends of South Sudan, will have the power to report on any delays to the AU and UN." 30 July 2015
One pagers on the draft Compromise Peace Agreement. Please find attached a document in Arabic and English that is a summary of the draft Compromise Peace Agreement that may be of interest to members of the media. Thanks. Ms. Alexious M. Butler Director Office of Democracy and Governance USAID/South Sudan Mobile: +211 (0) 912164807 Office: +1-202-216-6279 Ext. 246 *Peace Agreement Key Points for Public Messaging* To ensure all voices are represented, an inclusive Transitional Government will have a power sharing arrangement that reflects the diversity of South Sudan. 1.Three executive positions (President, First Vice-President, and Vice President) whose powers are clearly defined. 2.53% of cabinet positions will go to the current government, 33% to the SPLM-IO, and 7% to other political parties and 7% to the former detainees. 3.The agreement will encourage decision-making by consensus, but important decisions will be decided by a 2/3 vote. To end the war, within 72 hours of the planned August 17 signing, there will be a permanent ceasefire between the Government and the Opposition. To facilitate a stable transition, fighters will be cantoned in defined areas and Juba will be demilitarized. All armed forces will be unified over 18 months. To ensure the creation of a professional army that reflects South Sudan’s diversity, early in the transition there will be a review of security institutions to decide on reforms. To address the dire state of South Sudan’s economy and endemic corruption, a new committee will ensure transparency and accountability of budgets, revenues, expenditures, and contracting. To end impunity for the violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law that have occurred during the conflict, a hybrid court will be created with international and South Sudanese judges, backed by the AU and the UN. To ensure accountability, individuals convicted or indicted by the hybrid court will lose any government positions they hold, and cannot participate in future governments. To create an impartial record of the conflict and the suffering it has caused and determine guidelines for compensation and who is a victim, a Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing will be created. To help those communities most affected by the conflict, a Special Fund for Reconstruction, with participation from the transitional government and international partners, will help rebuild. To ensure that South Sudan develops a new constitution that reflects the views of the people, extensive consultations and timeline for drafting and ratification will be guaranteed. To ensure that the will of the South Sudanese people is accurately and transparently reflected, a clear roadmap to elections at the end of the transition period is included. To ensure that the agreement is fully implemented, a strong monitoring and evaluation commission, composed of the South Sudanese and international partners and friends of South Sudan, will have the power to report on any delays to the AU and UN. Posted in: Opinions <http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/24/Opinions.aspx> Comments [image: RSS comment feed] <http://gurtong.net/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=124&ModuleID=519&ArticleID=17112> 30/07/2015, 4:59 PM - Posted by Jacob Akol South Sudanese, It is not enough for us to throw a blanket criticism at IGAD + without coming up with concrete alternative. Continuing war should never be an option for anyone who cares about South Sudan and the people now suffering from war, disease and famine. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orp33eDS1Ov5Xb-r%3Dc8feBJBq5sO6x6B6Rby0o%3DjGJudg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
