Archivo etiqueta «Sudán»
By Hilde F. Johnson, the special representative of the United Nations secretary-general in South Sudan (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 30/01/12):
An escalation of intercommunal violence has tested the resolve of South Sudan, the world’s newest country, and that of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS.
Extensive patrols by UNMISS over the past three weeks have not found the “trail of corpses” stretching “miles into the bush,” as alleged in some press reports. Parallels drawn to the genocide in Rwanda have been misleading with regard to the unfolding events and do not apply to the U.N.’s response.… Seguir leyendo
By Alex de Waal, the executive director of the World Peace Foundation (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 25/01/12):
South Sudan was born as an independent nation on July 9, 2011, with good will and a bounty. Three hundred and fifty thousand barrels of oil per day provided the government with $1,000 per year for each of its 8 million citizens.
But the only pipeline to market runs through northern Sudan, giving the government in Khartoum control over South Sudan’s economic artery. And on independence day there was no agreement on the terms of pipeline use.
When Sudan was still one … Seguir leyendo
By Jehanne Henry, a senior Africa researcher and Gerry Simpson, refugee policy advocacy director at Human Rights Watch (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 25/10/11):
When South Sudan declared independence in July, the international community breathed a sigh of relief. A difficult six-year process, set forth in the ambitious 2005 peace agreement that ended Sudan’s 22-year-long civil war, was finally over. The world appeared to feel it could stop focusing on Sudan.
But Sudan’s wars have not ended. They have, in fact, multiplied. Five of Sudan’s 16 states are mired in armed conflicts. Since June, new conflicts have erupted in two … Seguir leyendo
By Ellen Ratner, White House bureau chief for Talk Radio News Service and a news analyst for Fox News (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 07/10/11):
My life has been profoundly changed by a blind teenage boy. His name is Ker Deng. He belongs to the Dinka tribe in southern Sudan.
Arab raiders from northern Sudan enslaved Ker in his infancy. His mother later told him how they were captured and forced to leave their home in southern Sudan. Many of their relatives and neighbors, especially men, were killed. Homes were burned. Cows and goats were stolen. Ker and his mother were … Seguir leyendo
Par général Lazaro Sumbeiywo, ex-médiateur kényan de l’Igad pour le Soudan, 2001-2005 (LE MONDE, 17/08/11):
Au cours de la période précédent le référendum de janvier sur la séparation du Sud-Soudan, l’Union africaine (UA) et les pays voisins se sont fortement attachés à empêcher que les désaccords continus quant à la démarcation des frontières, le partage du pétrole, la citoyenneté et autres questions controversées ne viennent faire dérailler le référendum. Grâce à la médiation du Groupe de haut niveau de l’Union africaine sur le Soudan et aux efforts des gouvernements africains et occidentaux, dont les ressources nécessaires pour le préparer, … Seguir leyendo
Par Serge Janquin, député (PS) du Pas-de-Calais, et Patrick Labaune, député (UMP) de la Drôme, membres de la commission des affaires étrangères (LE MONDE, 08/07/11):
Il y aura bientôt un an et demi, comme résultat d’une analyse de plusieurs mois et de rencontres avec de très nombreux observateurs et acteurs des interminables conflits soudanais, nous remettions à la Commission des affaires étrangères de l’Assemblée nationale le rapport d’information qu’elle nous avait commandé sur la situation au Soudan.
Si la tonalité pessimiste qui courait au long de notre propos nous a paru un temps exagérée, compte tenu de la manière … Seguir leyendo
By Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College, the author of A Long Day’s Dying: Critical Moments in the Darfur Genocide and a consultant to several human rights and humanitarian organizations in Sudan (THE WASHINGTON POST, 18/06/11):
We are, once again, on the verge of genocidal counterinsurgency in Sudan. History must not be allowed to repeat itself.
By early 2004, it was clear that the ideologically Arabist and Islamist regime in Khartoum was waging a genocidal counterinsurgency war throughout the western region of Darfur. Yet months passed before a broad range of human rights, government and academic voices … Seguir leyendo
John C. Bradshaw is Executive Director of the Enough Project, an anti-genocide group in Washington, D.C. Michael A. Newton teaches law at Vanderbilt University Law School, and is a former Adviser to the US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes (Project Syndicate, 07/06/11):
With General Radko Mladić now in the dock in The Hague to face charges stemming from the atrocities committed by troops under his command during the Bosnian War, the contrast with events in Southern Sudan could not be more appalling. Sudan’s government, led by President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, has taken a page from its Darfur playbook … Seguir leyendo
By Douglas H. Johnson, the author of The Root Causes of Sudan’s Civil Wars (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 31/05/11):
Sudan, for now the vastest country in Africa, is once again on the verge of civil war. A 2005 peace agreement, brokered with American assistance, was supposed to resolve the issues that led to 22 years of fighting between the Arab-dominated North and secessionists in the South. But it has not.
In a January referendum, the South Sudanese overwhelmingly voted for independence. But the North’s occupation of the contested border region of Abyei this month could reignite the conflict between … Seguir leyendo
By George Clooney, an actor, and John Prendergast, a co-founder of the Enough Project, launched the Satellite Sentinel Project to deter atrocities in Sudan (THE WASHINGTON POST, 28/05/11):
As far as the eye could see, thousands of displaced people were scattered, accompanied by what little they had left in the world. This surreal vista, which we saw visiting Abyei in January, had no shelters but had big beds and suitcases and dresser drawers sitting in the open or under trees. After years of displacement, thanks to the north-south war that raged in Sudan from 1983 to 2005, thousands of Sudanese … Seguir leyendo
By Mohammad Ali Salih, a correspondent in Washington for Arabic newspapers and magazines in the Middle East (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 18/02/11):
The mostly Christian and animist southern Sudan voted almost unanimously last month to secede from the mostly Muslim and Arab north.
Am I, a Northern Arab Muslim, supposed to celebrate, although I have been called by some southerners an oppressor, a colonialist and a slave-trader? True, my grandfather had slaves from the south, but was that my fault?
More than half a century ago, I saw the first southern Sudanese, when he visited my village, Wadi Haj … Seguir leyendo
By Rebecca Hamilton, a fellow at the New America foundation and the author of Fighting for Darfur (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 08/02/11):
Across the globe, southern Sudanese are celebrating their imminent independence from the rule of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his predecessors in Khartoum. These northern rulers spent much of the past half-century engaged in a brutal effort to Arabize and Islamize the southern people. International attention is now focused on helping the chronically underdeveloped region of southern Sudan manage the transition to statehood. But what is missing from the conversation is recognition that the looming partition of … Seguir leyendo
Por Carlota García Encina (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 04/02/11):
Tema: Un acuerdo de paz en 2005, un período de transición de seis años y un referéndum en enero de 2011 pueden llevar al nacimiento de un nuevo país en África, fruto de la separación de la zona meridional de Sudán.
Resumen: Los próximos seis meses serán determinantes para la concreción de los términos de la independencia del nuevo Sudán del Sur. Pero la estabilidad y la paz en el resto del país siguen siendo muy frágiles. La atención de la comunidad internacional y de los actores regionales no sólo tiene que … Seguir leyendo
By Luka Biong Deng, minister of cabinet affairs for the national government of Sudan, and a senior member of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement (THE GUARDIAN, 31/01/11):
The referendum being conducted in Sudan will put an end to the continuous struggle by the people of southern Sudan since the country’s independence in 1956. The preliminary results announced on Sunday indicated that nearly 99% of southern Sudanese voters chose secession. So far the referendum has surprised many observers who expected the process to be bloody and to fall below international standards of fairness and transparency. In fact, the people have … Seguir leyendo
By Stefan Simanowitz, a journalist, writer and broadcaster (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 19/01/11):
Last Saturday evening, the weeklong referendum on self-determination for southern Sudan ended. Polling stations closed, ballot boxes were sealed and over the coming weeks, the vote will be tallied. The result, which is expected in mid-February, seems certain to split Africa’s largest country and create the world’s newest nation.
Despite violent clashes in the oil-rich Abyei region last week, which reportedly left more than 30 dead, the referendum in the rest of the country has been a resounding success. Turnouts were high with an overwhelming number of … Seguir leyendo