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Original Post Date: 2010-09-20 Time: 21:00:02 Posted By: News Poster
Today thousands of activists are gathering at events in 14 countries in a global day of action co-ordinated by the Sudan365 Campaign, calling on world leaders to take urgent steps to prevent a collapse in diplomacy in Sudan that could lead to deadly conflict in 2011.
Campaigners worry that if handled poorly, the January 2011 referendum for southern independence could have a devastating impact on millions of civilians and regional security. Analysts expect Southern Sudan to vote for independence.
Celebrity musicians including Will Champion of Coldplay, Angelique Kidjo and Hugh Masakaela have collaborated on a music video released today as part of the campaign, organised by a coalition of groups including the Aegis Trust, Human Rights Watch, Save Darfur Coalition, Italians for Darfur, the Norway Sudan Forum, Refugees International, Sudan Advocacy Action Forum, Sudan Democracy First Group, African Centre for Peace and Justice, Darfur Consortium and Arab Coalition for Darfur.
The campaign is targeting the ‘Guarantors’ of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement; those governments and institutions such as the UK, US, Kenya, Egypt, African Union and EU who promised that they would ensure the peace agreement was upheld. Activists are staging events in all eleven Guarantor states and at the headquarters of Guarantor institutions to call on those leaders to honour their pledge to Sudan and to prevent diplomatic meltdown.
The events, including a ‘beat for peace’ gathering outside No 10 Downing Street, are taking place on the eve of the high-level session of the UN General Assembly from 20-24 September. On 24 September world leaders, including President Obama, will meet in New York to discuss the future of Sudan.
“Peace must be ensured for the whole of Sudan – not just part of it,” said Dr James Smith, Chief Executive of the Aegis Trust, commenting in New York this morning. “Renewed war in South Sudan could completely dwarf the Darfur crisis, yet to leave Darfur out of the frame would risk repeating the mistakes of Dayton. The Dayton Accords, rightly celebrated for ending the Bosnian war, neglected Kosovo – at a human and financial cost the international community is still dealing with to this day. World leaders should use their leverage to help UNAMID fulfil its mandate, ensure humanitarian access, and press all parties to start negotiating seriously for peace.”
Campaigners say that the situation in Sudan has significantly deteriorated. In Darfur, violence continues against civilians, in particular in the IDP camps. Aid workers have been expelled in recent weeks and kidnappings continue. In North Sudan, there has been a crackdown on human rights defenders, media and political activists since the April elections. In the South, there are fears that inadequate preparations for the referendum and increasing tensions between North and South could derail diplomatic negotiations.
Activists are calling on all Guarantors to use their address at the UN General Assembly to:
1. Reaffirm the right of the people of Southern Sudan to self-determination and pledge to recognise the authentic choice of Southern Sudanese whether they elect for unity or independence
2. Support the preparations for a free and fair referendum. These preparations must include adequate measures to protect civilians from potential violence, especially in volatile areas. Scrutiny over the referendum preparations must begin immediately
3. Call on donors to deliver on past funding pledges to Sudan and to increase their level of engagement in the immediate future, especially in Southern Sudan. Sudan is on course to fail 6 of the 7 Millennium Development Goals being reviewed in New York.
4. Clearly and publicly state that the conflict in Darfur must be resolved, justice delivered for its victims and that international human rights and good governance standards must be respected in Northern as well as in Southern Sudan.
Original date published: 19 September 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201009200141.html?viewall=1