Churches support Kony talks
Jun 11, 2006
The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and the New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC) have urged the Government of Uganda to embrace the initiative of Salva Kiir, First Vice-President of Sudan, to mediate in the northern Uganda conflict.
By Milton Olupot
The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and the New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC) have urged the Government of Uganda to embrace the initiative of Salva Kiir, First Vice-President of Sudan, to mediate in the northern Uganda conflict.
They have also called upon the leadership of the LRA to take advantage of the forum offered by the Government of Southern Sudan to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict.
The councils urge the African Union to offer diplomatic and other support to the government of southern Sudan to enable it to accomplish its mediation role in the conflict successfully.
“We appeal to the international community to support the mediation effort by the Government of Southern Sudan,†they said.
In a joint statement released by UJCC executive secretary Canon Grace Kaiso and the NSCC acting executive secretary, the Rev. Peter L. Tibi, in Kampala, they described the conflict as one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent times.
“During the past 20 years, the people affected by the conflict have lived under a state of siege and have witnessed extreme violence, including killings, torture, rape and abductions, mainly as a result of the activities of the LRA rebels.â€
About 1.8 million people in northern and north-eastern Uganda have been internally displaced and their lives are characterised by extreme deprivation and poverty.
The conflict has also spilled into southern Sudan and has greatly destabilised Eastern and Western Equatoria States.
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The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) and the New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC) have urged the Government of Uganda to embrace the initiative of Salva Kiir, First Vice-President of Sudan, to mediate in the northern Uganda conflict.
They have also called upon the leadership of the LRA to take advantage of the forum offered by the Government of Southern Sudan to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict.
The councils urge the African Union to offer diplomatic and other support to the government of southern Sudan to enable it to accomplish its mediation role in the conflict successfully.
“We appeal to the international community to support the mediation effort by the Government of Southern Sudan,†they said.
In a joint statement released by UJCC executive secretary Canon Grace Kaiso and the NSCC acting executive secretary, the Rev. Peter L. Tibi, in Kampala, they described the conflict as one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent times.
“During the past 20 years, the people affected by the conflict have lived under a state of siege and have witnessed extreme violence, including killings, torture, rape and abductions, mainly as a result of the activities of the LRA rebels.â€
About 1.8 million people in northern and north-eastern Uganda have been internally displaced and their lives are characterised by extreme deprivation and poverty.
The conflict has also spilled into southern Sudan and has greatly destabilised Eastern and Western Equatoria States.
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