The Presidency

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter One: Overview of the Crisis 10
7. Tracing the Roots of the Crisis 15
8. Developments on the Ground 17
9. Briefing the Ambassadors 19
10. Meeting the Detainees 20
11. The Tensions between the Government and UNMISS 25
12. Regional and International Response to the Crisis 28
13. Codependent Relationship between the Two Sudans 29
14. The Root of Sudan’s Crisis of Identity 31
15. Breaking Down the Barriers between the North and the South 32
16. Chapter Two: Overlapping Conflicts between the Two Sudans 34
17. The Unresolved Contest over Abyei 35
18. Abyei Boundary Commission Report 36
19. Sudan’s Demand for a Shared Dinka-Missiriya Administration in Abyei 40
20. Peaceful Co- existence 44
21. Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile 47
22. Security Concerns 49
23. Uncertainty about the Political Future 50
24. Comparing the Race Relations in the Two Areas 51
25. Chapter Three: Safeguarding a Precarious Peace 53
26. Principles for Evaluating the CPA Implementation 54
27. Elements of CPA Implementation 60
28. Attending Major Events in Sudan 63
29. The Signing of the CPA 64
30. Swearing-In Ceremony 65
31. The Death of Dr. John Garang 67
32. The CPA: A Laudable but Ambivalent Achievement 68
33. Chapter Four: Government of National Unity (GoNU) 73
34. The Presidency 74
35. The Cabinet 75
36. The National Assembly 76
37. Commissions Formation, Functioning, and Effectiveness 77
38. The Call for Law Reform 78
39. Involvement of Opposition Parties 80
40. The NCP Point of View 81
41. The Southern Point of View 82
42. Northern Opposition Point of View 84
43. Demarcation of the North-South Borders 87
44. The Distribution of Oil Revenues 88
45. Security Concerns and Setbacks 89
46. Efforts to Divide the South and Undermine the SPLM 91
47. SPLM: Rising to the Occasion? 93
48. Impact of Developments on the NCP-100SPLM Partnership 95
49. Chapter Five: Government of South Sudan 100
50. Establishment of Institutions and Assignment of Posts 101
51. Northern Interference in Southern Governance 102
52. Bringing Peace Dividends to the People 104
53. The Challenge of Corruption 107
54. The Threat of Disunity 113
55. Managing Tribal Conflicts 114
56. The Role of the Traditional Justice System 116
57. Taking Power to the Local Level 117
58. Chapter Six: The Internally Displaced and Refugees 120
59. The Situation of Return 121
60. Capacity and Coordination 122
61. Security Concerns 123
62. Push and Pull Factors in Return 124
63. Paradoxical Situation of IDPs in Khartoum 125
64. Repatriation, Resettlement, and Rehabilitation 127
65. Chapter Seven: Allegations of Genocide and Mass Atrocities 129
66. The Tortuous Path to South Sudan Independence 132
67. The Challenge to South Sudan’s Diplomacy 135
68. The Crisis in Perspective 140
69. Conclusion 143
70. APPENDIX: STATEMENTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 149
71. 1. Statement by Dr. Francis Mading Deng, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, during Its Consultations on Sudan and South Sudan, New York, November 28, 2012 151
72. 2. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the Security Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, New York, April 19, 2013 157
73. 3. Statement Based on Talking Points for an Address to the African Group at the United Nations on the Situation in Abyei by Dr. Francis Mading Deng, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, May 7, 2013 159
74. 4. Proposals for the Interim Stabilization of the Crisis Situation in Abyei, Submitted to the United Nations Security Council by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, May 19, 2014 164
75. 5. Statement by Dr. Francis Mading Deng, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, to the UN Security Council on the Situation in South Sudan and UNMISS, New York, March 18, 2014 168
76. 6. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council on the Human Rights Situation in South Sudan, May 2, 2014 172
77. 7. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council, on the Crisis in South Sudan, New York, May 12, 2014 176
78. 8. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council, on the Renewal of the UNMISS Mandate, New York, May 27, 2014 179
79. 9. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council on the Renewal of the Mandate of the United Nations Interim Status Force for Abyei (UNISFA), New York, May 29, 2013 181
80. 10. Statement by Dr. Francis Mading Deng, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, to the UN Security Council on the Occasion of the Adoption of the UNISFA Mandate Renewal, October 14, 2014 185
81. 11. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council on the Renewal of the UNMISS Mandate, New York, November 25, 2014 188
82. 12. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council on the Adoption of the Presidential Statement by the Security Council on sanctions regime for South Sudan, March 24, 2015 192
83. 13. Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, Dr. Francis Mading Deng, to the UN Security Council on the Occasion of the Briefing and Consultations on the Mandate of UNMISS, May 14, 2015 195
84. 14. Statement by Dr. Francis Mading Deng, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Renewal of the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) Mandate 199
85. ABOUT THE AUTHORS 203
86. ABOUT THE CIHC 205
87. ABOUT THE IIHA 207