Author: Kudrat Virk

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 50

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"In December 2015, the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted about 30 key -- mainly South Sudanese -- civil society activists and scholars, as well as senior officials from South Africa and major external partners, including the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), to reflect on the record of, and prospects for, civil society in peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts in South Sudan. The seminar had six key objectives: first, to understand the challenges facing South Sudanese civil society in the context of the country's conflict; second, to identify lessons from past experiences of South Sudanese peace processes that can assist local civil society organisations to contribute more effectively to peacebuilding efforts; third, to reflect on the role of, and prospects for, civil society in the dissemination and implementation of the August 2015 Addis Ababa peace agreement, as well as in the resolution of local conflicts; fourth, to assist South Sudanese civil society in developing peacebuilding strategies that can accommodate the disparate needs of local communities across South Sudan; fifth, to explore ways of strengthening civil society engagement with transitional justice, reconciliation, and gender equality as key aspects of peacebuilding efforts in the country; and sixth, to identify ways in which external actors can support South Sudanese civil society more effectively"--Publisher's web site.