Separation was only remedy
THE republic of South Sudan is one of the newest countries in the world with a population of around eight million. The UN will deploy 7,000 military personnel and 900 international policemen to maintain peace and help in the development of the new nation.
The separation of North and South Sudan was the only remedy after 21 years of civil war in which both sides lost enormous number of innocent men, women and children and which caused extensive damage to roads, buildings and services.
Surely, the UN peacekeepers will have a vital role to play in transforming an area of outlaws to a new country by patrolling the streets to prevent conflicts between the new established state and any militant combatants.
They will also have to support other UN agencies in the peace-building programs by promoting development and ensuring security of the civilians.
Moreover, the new government, in cooperation with the UN, will need to take steps to ensure the rule of law, justice, political space and democratic rights, and will have to make extraordinary efforts to combat poverty and the previous loss of order.
One can only hope that the dispute does not get reignited between the Arab-dominated north and the ethnic African south because of greed on reserves of oil on the borders between the two capitals Khartoum in the north and Juba in the south, especially now when many geographic and demographic changes are expected to occur in the new Arab world order.
Email: Labeed.abdal@gmail.com
By: Labeed Abdal
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