{"id":116,"date":"2016-01-29T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/01\/29\/south-sudan-catholic-bishops-vow-to\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:33","slug":"south-sudan-catholic-bishops-vow-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/01\/29\/south-sudan-catholic-bishops-vow-to\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTH SUDAN: Catholic Bishops vow to bless plan B if Parties Fail to Implement Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nThe
\nCatholic Bishops of South Sudan and Sudan vow to bless any plan “B”
\nor “C” that the international community will enforce if the SPLM-IO and
\nthe South Sudanese Government fail to implement the peace agreement.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe
\nBishops in a message after their extraordinary meeting in Rome, Italy, said
\nthat they will bless an appropriate plan to rescue the situation of South
\nSudan.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThey
\nexpressed concern that the peace process should not hold this time as South
\nSudan is already described as “failed state”.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe
\nBishops are also calling for more efforts for dialogue and peace in theSudan.<\/a>They encourage attempts of the warring parties of the Sudan
\nto bring lasting peace to Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe
\nBishops regret the resumption of bombardments of innocent people in these areas
\nthis month.They call on the Sudanese now to be the first to realize that war
\nand killing do not solve problems.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe
\nBishops urged the Government of both Sudan and South Sudan to sit with warring
\nfactions and negotiate for a just and peaceful settlement to the conflict.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nMeanwhile
\nthe United Nations panel of experts has recommended the blacklisting of
\nPresident SalvaKiir and SPLM-IO leader Dr RiekMachar and imposing of arms
\nembargo on South Sudan.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIn
\nthe leaked confidential report seen by Reuters, the experts say they uncovered
\ndirect links between people who committed crimes on both sides of the conflict
\nand the two leaders.They said that high-ranking officials of the Government and
\nSPLM\/A-IO knew exactly the crimes were being committed.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe
\nreport also asserts that UN\u2019s peacekeepers are “regularly attacked,
\nharassed, detained, intimidated and threatened.\u201d However, it did not specify
\nwho attacked UN soldiers.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe
\ndiplomats and experts believe the latest report will place President Kiir and
\nDr Machar on sanction list.If the report is approved by the 15-member UN
\nSecurity Council, the two leaders will be banned from travelling and asset freezes
\nwill also be enacted.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nPresident
\nKiir and Dr Machar failed to form a transitional government on January 22.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nSource: CRN<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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