Sudan: ‘All women are represented’ in peace agreement

10/11/2020 World



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Juba – The main beneficiaries of the Juba Peace Agreement will be women living in conflict and marginalized areas in Sudan, says Fawateh El Nur, a member of the peace negotiations committee of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North faction led by Malik Agar (SPLM-N Agar) in the Blue Nile State.

According to El Nur, a member of the Tripartite Committee for the Implementation of the Agreement on Humanitarian Affairs and official spokesperson for the Committee for Security Arrangements during the peace negotiations in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, women in these areas are most in need peace. They have lost their husbands and children to the war and have become the head of the family and the breadwinner of the family.

Due to the war, girls did not have access to education. “The war also led to underage marriage, that is, marriage at a very young age due to the lack of opportunities for women in war zones.”

In an interview with Radio Dabanga on Thursday, El Nur said that all the women of the SPLM-N Agar, “wherever they live, in camps for the displaced, in refugee camps or in war zones, are happy with the agreement and say that the The agreement will provide us with representation and a dignified life. “

The government and most of the armed movements in Sudan signed the peace agreement last weekend. All major armed movements in Sudan are involved in the peace agreement, except for the Sudan-North People’s Liberation Movement led by Abdulaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu *) in South Kordofan and parts of Blue Nile state. and the main Sudan Liberation Movement under the leadership of Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW **).

The signing ceremony was attended by several heads of state and government, and representatives of the African Union and the United Nations.

Address all issues

She added that the agreement does not ignore women “as is rumored,” but addresses all women’s problems “from the causes of marginalization to enhancing their abilities through education for themselves and their children.”

This opens a space for women to depend on themselves, she said, noting that the organizations will contribute to rehabilitation, training and economic empowerment. This will also mitigate the chances of war breaking out again, he said, referring to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

He also claimed that peace contributed to the return of families to their original areas. “It happened that the families were literally divided by the war, one part lived in areas liberated by the movement and the other part in areas controlled by the government. The opening of the routes in the Blue Nile state contributed to the return of the displaced and refugees to their families they did not see for 10 years. “

The agreement will also help ensure the delivery of aid to the displaced, restore trafficking and provide treatment to those affected by the consequences of the war.

Participation

On the participation of women in the peace process, she said that the women of the SPLM-N Agar were like the men in the negotiations. “We demanded fair representation and our participation was real and not false,” he said.

“We also succeeded in getting Resolution 3125 of the United Nations Security Council inserted in the Constitutional Document.”

Women also succeeded in raising the percentage of women at all levels of government in Sudan to 40%. The priority for women now is the psychological overcoming of the consequences of war, social integration, the return of the displaced, services and education, the elimination of differences between different groups, stability, according to El Nur, “in addition to anything else that contributes to improving job opportunities.”