Agreement of the Minister of Interior on Security Arrangements in Abyei

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Country/entity
South Sudan
Sudan
Southern Kordofan - Blue Nile - Abyei
Region
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name
Agreement of the Minister of Interior on Security Arrangements in Abyei
Date
17 Jan 2011
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Sudan Conflicts (1955 - ) )
Stage
Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Kordofan - Blue Nile - Abyei process
Parties
Engineer/ Lt. Gen. /
Ibrahim Mahamoud Hamid Ger Shuwang Along
Federal Minister of Interior GOSS Minister of Interiro (sic)

1 – The federal Minister of Interior
2 – GOSS Minister of Interior
3 – Governors of Southern Kordofan State, Unity State, Northern Bahr El-Gazal State, Abyei Administrator and Deputy Abyei Administrator.
4 – The Chair and Co-Chair of the Joint Defense Council
5 – Deputy General Manager of Police and Deputy General Manager of National Security and Intelligence.
6 – Representatives from SAF, Police and National Security
7 – With attendance of the SRSG, UNMIS Force Commander and their assistance.
Third parties
-
Description
Short agreement attempting to solve the Abyei problem, by allowing voluntary return of displaced people under the protection of Joint Integrated Units of north-south law enforcement, supervised by UNMIS, opening the stock corridors and regulating the carrying of arms among misseriya herdsmen.

Agreement document
SD_110117_Agreement of the Minister of the Interior on Security Arrangements in Abyei.pdf | Download PDF
Agreement document (original language)
SD_110117_Agreement of the Minister of the Interior on Security Arrangements in Abyei_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
Groups→Refugees/displaced persons→Substantive
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
(1) Opening of all roads to the voluntary returnees from the South under the escort and protection of federal SAF and Police up to the 01/01/1956 borders where SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of returnees protection.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
No specific mention.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
No specific mention.
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
... (2) Opening of stock corridors under the protection of SAF and Police up to 01/01/1956 borders and then the SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of the corridors protection in the South.
Protection measures
Rights related issues→Protection measures→Protection of groups
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
(1) Opening of all roads to the voluntary returnees from the South under the escort and protection of federal SAF and Police up to the 01/01/1956 borders where SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of returnees protection.
Rights related issues→Protection measures→Other
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
... (2) Opening of stock corridors under the protection of SAF and Police up to 01/01/1956 borders and then the SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of the corridors protection in the South.
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
No specific mention.
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
... (6) Organization of arms carrying according to recommendations of the reconciliation agreement between the Misseriya and Dinka Nogk signed in Kadugli on 12/01/2011.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
(1) Opening of all roads to the voluntary returnees from the South under the escort and protection of federal SAF and Police up to the 01/01/1956 borders where SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of returnees protection.

Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
... (3) The additional Police forces coming from the south and now deployed North Abyei should be assembled inside Abyei and replaced by two battalions from the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs).

Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
... (5) A joint technical committee of high-ranked police officers from the North and the South is to be formed to review the police forces situation in Abyei and the committee should propose remedy recommendations to the concerned authorities (the two Ministers of Interior of the North and South).
Armed forces
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
(1) Opening of all roads to the voluntary returnees from the South under the escort and protection of federal SAF and Police up to the 01/01/1956 borders where SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of returnees protection.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
No specific mention.
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
No specific mention.
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
Page 1, The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:
... (4) UNMIS will take the supervision and monitoring of this agreement besides providing the logistical support for the implementation of the agreement.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Source: Sudan North-South Border Initiative, https://www.scribd.com/doc/50453430/Agreement-of-the-Minister-of-the-Interior-on-Security-Arrangements-in-Abeyi

Agreement of the Minister of the Interior on Security Arrangements in Abyei

17 January 2011

Based on the spirit and commitment of the CPA, other references of Abyei Area, including Abyei Protocol, the Road Map, the following Presidential decree no. (

121) for 2008 regarding the establishment of Abyei Administration, the Ministerial decree no. (

228) for 2008 regarding the establishment of Abyei Police and the decision of the Joint Defence Council in its meeting no. (

33) dated 30/11/2010 and based on the previous experiences in resolving Abyei issues, the following have met:

1 – The federal Minister of Interior

2 – GOSS Minister of Interior

3 – Governors of Southern Kordofan State, Unity State, Northern Bahr El-Gazal State, Abyei Administrator and Deputy Abyei Administrator.

4 – The Chair and Co-Chair of the Joint Defense Council

5 – Deputy General Manager of Police and Deputy General Manager of National Security and Intelligence.

6 – Representatives from SAF, Police and National Security

7 – With attendance of the SRSG, UNMIS Force Commander and their assistance.

The meeting was held in Kadugli on Sunday 17th January 2011 and characterized by spirit of cooperation and productive discussion that ted the parties to agree on the following points:

(1) Opening of all roads to the voluntary returnees from the South under the escort and protection of federal SAF and Police up to the 01/01/1956 borders where SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of returnees protection.

(2) Opening of stock corridors under the protection of SAF and Police up to 01/01/1956 borders and then the SPLA and South Police will take over the responsibility of the corridors protection in the South.

(3) The additional Police forces coming from the south and now deployed North Abyei should be assembled inside Abyei and replaced by two battalions from the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs).

(4) UNMIS will take the supervision and monitoring of this agreement besides providing the logistical support for the implementation of the agreement.

(5) A joint technical committee of high-ranked police officers from the North and the South is to be formed to review the police forces situation in Abyei and the committee should propose remedy recommendations to the concerned authorities (the two Ministers of Interior of the North and South).

(6) Organization of arms carrying according to recommendations of the reconciliation agreement between the Misseriya and Dinka Nogk signed in Kadugli on 12/01/2011.

(7) The meeting appealed to the President to enhance identification of immediate solution to Abyei problem.

Signed by:

Engineer/ Lt.

Gen. /

Ibrahim Mahamoud Hamid Ger Shuwang Along

Federal Minister of Interior GOSS Minister of Interiro (sic)