South Sudan appeals for funds to implement peace agreement
November 5, 2015 (JUBA) – Parties to South Sudan peace agreement are appealing to mediators and international community to organised a donor conference to raise funds for implementation of the peace agreement signed in August to end months of conflict.
“The implementation of this agreement means money and we don’t have money as the government of South Sudan and the rebels don’t take money,” Leuth told reporters.
“So here we agreed that yes we should mobilise resources because without resources it will be difficult to start [implementation of the agreement] as of now,” he said.
According to the minister, the funds which would be detailed in a budget proposal by the ministry of finance, will enable cantonment of opposition forces, establishment of assembly areas, provision of food, transport and clearance of access roads.
“We are talking about huge some that will actually be spent on the implementation because the implementation in terms of costing is in billions,” he said, but gave no estimate.
Lueth said the government was not “bankrupt” and would accommodate the returning rebels and former detainees delegates. He said the agreement on security, where there will be 4,830 forces contributed by the government (3,420) and SPLM in opposition (1,410), means that there is no more negotiation but implement for peace agreement.
“There will be no going to Addis any longer or to any other part of South Sudan. We hope that our brothers, who are no longer rebels, we will not refer to them as rebels, will arrive to Juba by mid-November,” he said.
The two South Sudanese warring factions finalised the security accord, which regional mediators said, officially ends months of fighting in the world’s youngest nation.
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