What's at Stake in the Juba Peace Talks?
humanitarian crisis in the north | Uganda's political future | implementing Sudan's CPA | stability in the eastern DR Congo | peace in Karamoja | US regional interests | YOU (who's next?)
With increasing concern that the historic Juba peace talks may collapse, humanitarian organizations and Uganda-CAN have been urging members of the international community - the US and UK governments, the United Nations, the African Union, IGAD - to step up action to rejuvenate confidence in the process. However, while these bodies recognize the fragility of the talks, the issue has remained a low priority. It is hard to understand this neglect, but perhaps the stakes are just not high enough to necessitate decisive action. Yet, we believe the stakes have never been higher. Resumed violence will not only reignite the suffering of northern Ugandans, but may threaten democratization in Uganda, international counter-terrorism initiatives and broader regional peace and security.
To highlight the dangerous consequences of collapsed talks, Uganda-CAN is launching an 8-day blog series, titled "What's at Stake in the Juba Peace Talks?" Each day, we will examine one area that will be greatly impacted by the future of the peace process: from displacement in Acholiland to implementation of Sudan's CPA to stability in Karamoja. As we post the series, individual posts will be available on this web page (see top of page). At the end of our series, we'll be launching an action for YOU to tell your political representatives why they have a stake in strengthening the Juba peace talks.
However, there's more that YOU can do: we want to hear your stories and ideas of what's at stake in the Juba peace talks. Do you know people in northern Uganda who will be greatly affected? Do you have ideas on why supporting the peace talks is in the interest of our governments? Do you have reflections on what you have at stake in the Juba process? Send your stories, reflections and ideas (please no more than 200 words) to pquaranto@ugandacan.org and we'll feature them here.
With increasing concern that the historic Juba peace talks may collapse, humanitarian organizations and Uganda-CAN have been urging members of the international community - the US and UK governments, the United Nations, the African Union, IGAD - to step up action to rejuvenate confidence in the process. However, while these bodies recognize the fragility of the talks, the issue has remained a low priority. It is hard to understand this neglect, but perhaps the stakes are just not high enough to necessitate decisive action. Yet, we believe the stakes have never been higher. Resumed violence will not only reignite the suffering of northern Ugandans, but may threaten democratization in Uganda, international counter-terrorism initiatives and broader regional peace and security.
To highlight the dangerous consequences of collapsed talks, Uganda-CAN is launching an 8-day blog series, titled "What's at Stake in the Juba Peace Talks?" Each day, we will examine one area that will be greatly impacted by the future of the peace process: from displacement in Acholiland to implementation of Sudan's CPA to stability in Karamoja. As we post the series, individual posts will be available on this web page (see top of page). At the end of our series, we'll be launching an action for YOU to tell your political representatives why they have a stake in strengthening the Juba peace talks.
However, there's more that YOU can do: we want to hear your stories and ideas of what's at stake in the Juba peace talks. Do you know people in northern Uganda who will be greatly affected? Do you have ideas on why supporting the peace talks is in the interest of our governments? Do you have reflections on what you have at stake in the Juba process? Send your stories, reflections and ideas (please no more than 200 words) to pquaranto@ugandacan.org and we'll feature them here.