Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan

This joint NGO paper is a wake-up call for the international community
to an increasingly alarming situation. It is based on community
consultations in towns and villages of Jonglei, Lakes, Upper Nile, and
Western Equatoria states, and interviews with government, the United
Nations, and donor officials in Juba and field locations. It is further
informed by the day-to-day programming experience of Oxfam, Save
the Children, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Tearfund,
World Vision, Secours Catholique/Caritas France, Handicap
International, Cordaid, Christian Aid, and ICCO & Kerk in Actie, in all
ten states of southern Sudan, as well as the Three Areas of Abyei,
Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile.
The paper explores the rising insecurity (section one); suggests urgently
needed measures to protect civilians from violence (section two);
outlines the critical humanitarian situation and recommends steps to
strengthen emergency relief (section three); exposes the failure to
deliver development, calling for accelerated delivery of essential services.