Headline : Importance of Including Women in Sudan Peace Process

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“Women play a key role in promoting peace and stability in South Sudan and must be given more space to fully, equally, meaningfully and safely participate in politics at all levels across all regions,” said a joint statement.

The Transitional government of South Sudan announced it will extend its transitional status another two years. In response, the United States along with ten other Security Council members issued a statement urging South Sudan’s leaders to present a credible timetable of election preparations and to create the conditions for free and fair elections in 2026.

“Women play a key role in promoting peace and stability in South Sudan and must be given more space to fully, equally, meaningfully and safely participate in politics at all levels across all regions,” the statement noted. This includes the full participation of women as voters, candidates, and electoral observers.

The United States and its fellow signatories welcomed “the commitment made by the government of South Sudan for a 35 percent affirmative action quota for women in all transitional governmental institutions in the 2018 Revitalized Agreement.”

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