Cairo Declaration on the Reunification of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)
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Cairo Declaration on the Reunification of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)Date
16 Nov 2017Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
RenewalConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
South Sudan post-secession processParties
GEN KUOL MANYANG JUUK
MR. PAGAN ANUM OKIECHThird parties
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARAB REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA REPUBLIC OF EGYPTDescription
The agreement discusses the implementation of the Arusha Agreement, which deals with the reunification of the SPLM.
Agreement document
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- Refugees/displaced personsGroups→Refugees/displaced persons→RhetoricalPage 1, III. After three days of discussions and deliberations, the delegates have acknowledged that the full implementation of the “Arusha Agreement” on SPLM Re-unification is of utmost importance and relevance for bringing about a speedy end to the crisis in the Republic of South Sudan and cannot be delayed any further. We therefore resolved to the following:
1. Take all possible measures needed to end war and to support peace in the Republic of South Sudan, in order to encourage the refugees and internally displaced citizens of our nation to return home in a suitable environment. - Social class
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Gender
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Governance
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Power sharing
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Human rights and equality
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Rights institutions
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Justice sector reform
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- Judiciary and courts
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- Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction
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Land, property and environment
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Security sector
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- Withdrawal of foreign forces
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Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
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Implementation
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- Other international signatoryPage 2
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARAB
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
REPUBLIC OF EGYPT - Referendum for agreement
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- SourceOn file with author. Also available at: Paanluelwel News (2017) Cairo Declaration: The Unification of the SPLM under Gov't and G-10 Factions, https://paanluelwel.com/2017/11/17/cairo-declaration-the-unification-of-the-splm-under-govt-and-g-10-factions/ (Accessed 31 January 2020).
CAIRO DECLARATION
ON THE REUNIFICATION OF
THE SUDAN PEOPLES LIBERATION MOVEMENT (SPLM)
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
I. We, members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement- SPLM (In Government- Former Detainees) in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, from November 14-16th, 2017, to discuss and deliberate the implementation of SPLM Reunification Agreement and related matters.
II. The meeting was facilitated under the supervision of H.E. Abdul Fattah El-Sissi the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the President of the Republic of Uganda in furtherance of the initiative to re-unify the Movement.
III. After three days of discussions and deliberations, the delegates have acknowledged that the full implementation of the “Arusha Agreement” on SPLM Re-unification is of utmost importance and relevance for bringing about a speedy end to the crisis in the Republic of South Sudan and cannot be delayed any further.
We therefore resolved to the following:
Take all possible measures needed to end war and to support peace in the Republic of South Sudan, in order to encourage the refugees and internally displaced citizens of our nation to return home in a suitable environment.
Recommit ourselves to the immediate and full implementation of the “Arusha Agreement” on the Reunification of the SPLM.
Undertake confidence building measures.
Commit to H.E. President of the Republic of Uganda’s call to reconvene the meeting of the Technical Committee on November 27th, 2017 in Kampala, Uganda with the participation of representatives from the Government and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Convene a larger meeting for the SPLM leadership to consider and adopt the outcomes and recommendations of the Technical Committee.
This meeting shall be held in Cairo or Kampala in accordance with the convenience of the Signatories.
Signatories
GEN KUOL MANYANG JUUK MR.
PAGAN ANUM OKIECH
Guarantors
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARAB REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Done at
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
On November 16th, 2017