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AFJN Signs Uganda Global NGO Statement |
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Posted May 14, 2008
Along with over 30 international organizations, AFJN signed a statement drafted by Resolve Uganda to show our support for the continued peace process in northern Uganda. LRA leader Joseph Kony did not sign the Final Peace Agreement by the deadline, signaling his reluctance to end the 22-year war. This news is particularly disheartening for over 1 million internally displaced persons and communities which have been devasted by the protracted war. If the international community fails to exhibit patience and support for the continued process, the government of Uganda may resort to a military solution which would only bring renewed fear and insecurity to the people of northern Uganda. Click here to read the full statement.
The specific recommendations are as follows:
Recommendations:
• All local and international stakeholders to the process should exercise patience and support
the work of the mediator and local leaders to dialogue directly with rebel leaders so that a
final deal can be concluded and implemented immediately.
• The Lord’s Resistance Army should immediately halt attacks on civilians and release
women and children.
• The Government of Uganda—with the support of the international community and local civil
society—should uphold its commitments made during the negotiations process to address
historical grievances, help redevelop war-affected areas through the Peace, Recovery and
Development Plan (PRDP) and establish a process of accountability for crimes committed
during the war.
• The Government of Uganda should ensure a safe and voluntary environment for the return
of IDPs, by providing security guarantees for returnees and by seeking other durable
solutions, including training community police, shifting UPDF presence to border patrol and
strengthening local judicial structures.
• The international community should work to ensure the protection of civilians in northern
Uganda, Southern Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African
Republic.
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