Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
- Country/entity
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South Sudan
- Region
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Africa (excl MENA)
- Agreement name
- Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
- Date
- 6 Mar 2020
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Framework/substantive - comprehensive
- Conflict nature
- Inter-group
- Peace process
- South Sudan post-secession process
- Parties
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A. Representatives Chiefs
1. Magret Oliva, PAYAM CHIEF, MOLi
2. Maku Felix, HEAD CHIEF, PAGERI PAYAM
3. Isaac Cinya, BOMA CHIEF, MUGALI
4. John Anzo, HEAD CHIEF, MUGALI
5. Akim John, CHIEF, BEKANGWA
6. Bol Kwiir, CHIEF, DINKA COMMUNITY
7. Martine Bona Akim, CHIEF OPARI
8. Felix Maku, BOMA CHIEF PAGERI
[Signature to side – not numbered] Koma James Aliku, Chief Nimule, Central Boma
[Signature to side – not numbered] Tobias Nduru, Head Chief of Opari
B. Representative Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
1. Mary Yar WOMEN ASSOCIATION NETWORK NIMULE
2. Maneno Rukia, PEACE LINK FOUNDATION
C. Representatives of the Refugees
1. Taban Michael Ben, Pangirinyang Refugee Camp Uganda
D. Representative Business Community Nimule
1. Steward Orule, Representative Business Community, Nimule
E. Representative Peace Committee, Nimule
1. Awizia Night Orrick, Chairlady
F. Representative Youth, Nimule
1. Komo Bosco, Youth Leader
[Signature to side] FADIL SILIMAN, Youth Leader
G. Representative of Cattle Herders
1. Abraham Makur Duot, Secretary Cattle Herders in Equatoria Region
H. Representatives Organize Forces, Commanders
1. James Omondi, Administrator, Wild Life Conservation, Nimule
2. David Lohai, Assistant Director, national Civil Defence Service, Nimule
3. Captain Sunday Silvino Akai Jamus, Acting Chief Inspector of Police, Nimule
4. Brigadier Angelo Dut Aduol, SSPDF Commander Arttilary Moli
5. LT COL Majok Deng, Tiger Division, Pageri Barrack
6. MAJ Akol Amet Major, Tiger Division, Nimule Barrack - Third parties
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WITNESSES TO THE AGREEMENT
I. Representative Religions Leaders
Fr. Lazarus OLLA, Chair, Person Inter Church Committee (ICC), Nimule
J. County Authority
1. John Ohure Teeks, Executive Director
2. Hon, Emilio Igga, Former County Commissioner - Description
- The agreement includes the resolutions but not the summary of the forum. The resolutions touch on return and repatriation of displaced populations, trust-building, and managing cattle related disputes and natural resources.
- Agreement document
- SS_200306_Pageri Peace Forum Signed Resolutions.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
Groups
- Children/youth
- Groups→Children/youth→SubstantivePage 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the IDPs and Refugees
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f) Government and partners should install better maternity and paediatric health facilities, furnish them with modern medical equipment to protect women and children. - 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→SubstantivePage 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the IDPs and Refugees
a) There should be sensitization of IDPs and refugees in their respective camps on progress of implementation of R-ARCSS and community level peace processes intended to prepare their return home
b) Government and peace partners should support return of IDPs and refugees to their original settlements
c) Government and peace partners should initiate peace processes to address Uganda-South Sudan boarder encroachment dispute into South Sudan territory
d) Government should speed up withdrawal of military barracks from civilian areas to allow the return of the displaced and refugees
e) Government should speed up resettlement of IDPs living in disputed settlement areas to allow the return of those displaced elsewhere and of refugees
f) Government and partners should install better maternity and paediatric health facilities, furnish them with modern medical equipment to protect women and children. - Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
- Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the IDPs and Refugees
...
f) Government and partners should install better maternity and paediatric health facilities, furnish them with modern medical equipment to protect women and children.
Page 5,
B. Representative Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
1. Mary Yar WOMEN ASSOCIATION NETWORK NIMULE - 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
- Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
3. Management of Cattle Related Conflicts
...
c) All cattle keepers should report their presence to local chiefs, and farmers should report their issues to local chiefs
Page 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
5. Establishment of the Committee
a) A Committee shall be established to implement these resolutions
b) The committee is composed of representatives from:
• Local government
• Chiefs from Payam/Boma
• Cattle keepers
• Farmers/host communities
• Police
• Tiger Division, Nimule
• National Security Service, Nimule
• Wildlife
• Civil Defence (Fire Brigade) - 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
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- 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
- Justice sector reform→Criminal justice and emergency law→Reform to specific lawsPage 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
4. Managing Natural Resources
...
c) Whoever is found guilty of illegal logging shall be handled according to the provisions of South Sudan Forestry Act (if any).
d) In the absence of such an act, a court of law shall compel the accused to plant 50 seedlings of trees (of either same specify species of trees, imprisoned for a term not exceeding 14 years without bail. The logs or timber shall be confiscated by the government concerned. - 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
- Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Humanitarian assistancePage 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the IDPs and Refugees
...
b) Government and peace partners should support return of IDPs and refugees to their original settlementsSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Infrastructure and reconstructionPage 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the IDPs and Refugees
...
f) Government and partners should install better maternity and paediatric health facilities, furnish them with modern medical equipment to protect women and children. - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
- Page 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
4. Managing Natural Resources
a) Logging of wood is hereby banned, effective from March 6, the day these resolutions were signed.
b) Logging licences issued by any level of government to individuals and companies have been annulled by the February 2020 Presidential decrees which dissolved national, states and local governments
c) Whoever is found guilty of illegal logging shall be handled according to the provisions of South Sudan Forestry Act (if any).
d) In the absence of such an act, a court of law shall compel the accused to plant 50 seedlings of trees (of either same specify species of trees, imprisoned for a term not exceeding 14 years without bail. The logs or timber shall be confiscated by the government concerned.
e) Government officials should not in any way be involved in illegal logging
f) Government shall have the right to license logging where it deems fit to finance its budget - 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
- Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
3. Management of Cattle Related Conflicts
a) An urgent Peace Forum to be convened between cattle keepers and farmers in Pageri before cultivation starts, to minimise or prevent possible conflict
b) All cattle shall be registered with the appropriate County authority and Town Councils
c) All cattle keepers should report their presence to local chiefs, and farmers should report their issues to local chiefs
d) All cattle keepers should move their cattle far from farmlands.
e) Seasonal movement of cattle shall be regulated by Local Authorities and Committees constituted to implement these resolutions, and shall not contradict these resolutions.
f) When cows/goats/pigs destroy crops, animal owners will pay the following fines to crop owners:
• each cow will be charged SSP 35,000
• each goat will be charged SSP 20,000
• each pig will be charged SSP 25,000
• If the animal owner does not have money, 30% of the animals that destroyed the crops will be used as compensation
a) Those taking cattle for grazing and water should do so without carrying guns to allow individual or group accountability when crops are destroyed
b) Cattle keepers should respect farmers or host communities
c) County authority and Town Council, with support from security organs, shall regulate the number of guns used by cattle keepers, who should be disarmed, if possible.
Page 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
S. Establishment of the Committee
a) A Committee shall be established to implement these resolutions
b) The committee is composed of representatives from:
• Local government
• Chiefs from Payam/Boma
• Cattle keepers
• Farmers/host communities
• Police
• Tiger Division, Nimule
• National Security Service, Nimule
• Wildlife
• Civil Defence (Fire Brigade) - Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
- Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
2. Building Trust and Confidence
a) Noting the extent to which trust and confidence between the military and civilians has been broken, there should be periodical civil-military relations forums and community policing forums to restore trust and confidence, and establish partnership in the delivery of security, justice and crime prevention
Page 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
S. Establishment of the Committee
a) A Committee shall be established to implement these resolutions
b) The committee is composed of representatives from:
• Local government
• Chiefs from Payam/Boma
• Cattle keepers
• Farmers/host communities
• Police
• Tiger Division, Nimule
• National Security Service, Nimule
• Wildlife
• Civil Defence (Fire Brigade) - Armed forces
- Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the IDPs and Refugees
...
d) Government should speed up withdrawal of military barracks from civilian areas to allow the return of the displaced and refugees
Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
2. Building Trust and Confidence
a) Noting the extent to which trust and confidence between the military and civilians has been broken, there should be periodical civil-military relations forums and community policing forums to restore trust and confidence, and establish partnership in the delivery of security, justice and crime prevention
b) Movement of soldiers (with or without uniform) carry weapons in the urban areas is hereby stopped. County authority or Town Council shall work with the military to establish or activate military police to regulate movement of soldiers in civilians' residential areas
Page 3, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
3. Management of Cattle Related Conflicts
...
County authority and Town Council, with support from security organs, shall regulate the number of guns used by cattle keepers, who should be disarmed, if possible.
Page 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
S. Establishment of the Committee
a) A Committee shall be established to implement these resolutions
b) The committee is composed of representatives from:
• Local government
• Chiefs from Payam/Boma
• Cattle keepers
• Farmers/host communities
• Police
• Tiger Division, Nimule
• National Security Service, Nimule
• Wildlife
• Civil Defence (Fire Brigade) - 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
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
- Page 4, Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
S. Establishment of the Committee
a) A Committee shall be established to implement these resolutions
b) The committee is composed of representatives from:
• Local government
• Chiefs from Payam/Boma
• Cattle keepers
• Farmers/host communities
• Police
• Tiger Division, Nimule
• National Security Service, Nimule
• Wildlife
• Civil Defence (Fire Brigade) - Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
- On file with PI.
Pageri Peace Forum
Organised by Pageri Local Government & Inter Church Committee, Nimule
March 4-6, 2020
Supported by South Sudan Peace Building Opportunities Fund
Summary
The Pageri Peace Forum is the initiative of the former Torit State government, namely the Peace Commission in support to local government and the Inter Church Committee in the former Pageri County.
With support from UKAID's Peacebuilding Opportunity Fund (POF), the Forum took place in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State, from March 4-6, 2020.
Chaired by Mr. John Ohure Teeks, Pageri Administration Executive Director, the Forum explored what needs to be done to support the return of refugees from the camps in Uganda and of IDPs within the State.
Seventy-five participants (19 women;
56 men) actively engaged in the Forum which included representatives from local government, the organised forces (Tiger Division, SSPDF Artillery Unit at Mali , Wildlife, Police, Prison Services), from refugee camps and IDP settlements, religious and traditional leaders, civil society, women's and youth organisations, people with disability, the business community, and representatives from other communities residing in Nimule town.
Cattle herder leadership, Tiger division commanders, and SSPDF Commanders from Pageri, Nimule, Opari, Kerepi, and Moli, expressed appreciation for the Forum that enabled them to come together with the Madi community to strengthen their broken relationship, explore possible solutions and a way forward from the hurt and devastation caused following the 2016 conflict.
The organised forces expressed their deep regret, apologised for the destruction caused by their soldiers, and asked that the community report cases of destruction, harassment, looting and rape by soldiers under their command, so they face the law and be accountable for crimes committed.
Forum Objectives
■ To explore what needs to be done to allow the return of refugees and IDPs to their home areas of Pageri, Mali, Opari, Kerepi, and other locations
■ To create a platform under the leadership of local government that provides a space to strengthen peace and security initiatives in dialogue with all relevant actors
■ To identify issues that require local government and local communities to come together with cattle herders, organised forces, and other relevant actors to require resolution
Pageri Peace Forum Resolutions
1. Return/Repatriation of the I DPs and Refugees
a) There should be sensitization of I DPs and refugees in their respective camps on progress of implementation of R-ARCSS and community level peace processes intended to prepare their return home
b) Government and peace partners should support return of IDPs and refugees to their original settlements
c) Government and peace partners should initiate peace processes to address Uganda-South Sudan boarder encroachment dispute into South Sudan territory
d) Government should speed up withdrawal of military barracks from civilian areas to allow the return of the displaced and refugees
e) Government should speed up resettlement of IDPs living in disputed settlement areas to allow the return of those displaced elsewhere and of refugees
f) Government and partners should install better maternity and paediatric health facilities, furnish them with modern medical equipment to protect women and children.
2. Building Trust and Confidence
a) Noting the extent to which trust and confidence between the military and civilians has been broken, there should be periodical civil-military relations forums and community policing forums to restore trust and confidence, and establish partnership in the delivery of security, justice and crime prevention
b) Movement of soldiers (with or without uniform) carry weapons in the urban areas is hereby stopped.
County authority or Town Council shall work with the military to establish or activate military police to regulate movement of soldiers in civilians' residential areas
c) Within their jurisdiction, County Authorities and Town Council should issue resident identification cards while process National identification cards.
3. Management of Cattle Related Conflicts
a) An urgent Peace Forum to be convened between cattle keepers and farmers in Pageri before cultivation starts, to minimise or prevent possible conflict
b) All cattle shall be registered with the appropriate County authority and Town Councils
c) All cattle keepers should report their presence to local chiefs, and farmers should report their issues to local chiefs
d) All cattle keepers should move their cattle far from farmlands.
e) Seasonal movement of cattle shall be regulated by Local Authorities and Committees constituted to implement these resolutions, and shall not contradict these resolutions.
f) When cows/goats/pigs destroy crops, animal owners will pay the following fines to crop owners:
• each cow will be charged SSP 35,000
• each goat will be charged SSP 20,000
• each pig will be charged SSP 25,000
• If the animal owner does not have money, 30% of the animals that destroyed the crops will be used as compensation
a) Those taking cattle for grazing and water should do so without carrying guns to allow individual or group accountability when crops are destroyed
b) Cattle keepers should respect farmers or host communities
c) County authority and Town Council, with support from security organs, shall regulate the number of guns used by cattle keepers, who should be disarmed, if possible.
4. Managing Natural Resources
a) Logging of wood is hereby banned, effective from March 6, the day these resolutions were signed.
b) Logging licences issued by any level of government to individuals and companies have been annulled by the February 2020 Presidential decrees which dissolved national, states and local governments
c) Whoever is found guilty of illegal logging shall be handled according to the provisions of South Sudan Forestry Act (if any).
d) In the absence of such an act, a court of law shall compel the accused to plant 50 seedlings of trees (of either same specify species of trees, imprisoned for a term not exceeding 14 years without bail.
The logs or timber shall be confiscated by the government concerned.
e) Government officials should not in any way be involved in illegal logging
f) Government shall have the right to license logging where it deems fit to finance its budgets
5. Establishment of the Committee
a) A Committee shall be established to implement these resolutions
b) The committee is composed of representatives from:
• Local government
• Chiefs from Payam/Boma
• Cattle keepers
• Farmers/host communities
• Police
• Tiger Division, Nimule
• National Security Service, Nimule
• Wildlife
• Civil Defence (Fire Brigade)
Representatives Chiefs
Magret Oliva, PAYAM CHIEF, MOLi
Maku Felix, HEAD CHIEF, PAGERI PAYAM
Isaac Cinya, BOMA CHIEF, MUGALI
John Anzo, HEAD CHIEF, MUGALI
Akim John, CHIEF, BEKANGWA
Bol Kwiir, CHIEF, DINKA COMMUNITY
Martine Bona Akim, CHIEF OPARI
Felix Maku, BOMA CHIEF PAGERI
[Signature to side – not numbered] Koma James Aliku, Chief Nimule, Central Boma
[Signature to side – not numbered] Tobias Nduru, Head Chief of Opari
Representative Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Mary Yar WOMEN ASSOCIATION NETWORK NI MULE
Maneno Rukia, PEACE LINK FOUNDATION
Representatives of the Refugees
Taban Michael Ben, Pangirinyang Refugee Camp Uganda
Representative Business Community Nimule
Steward Orule, Representative Business Community, Nimule
Representative Peace Committee, Nimule
Awizia Night Orrick, Chairlady
Representative Youth, Nimule
Komo Bosco, Youth Leader
[Signature to side] FADIL SILIMAN, Youth Leader
Representative of Cattle Herders
Abraham Makur Duot, Secretary Cattle Herders in Equatoria Region
Representatives Organize Forces, Commanders
James Omondi, Administrator, Wild Life Conservation, Nimule
David Lohai, Assistant Director, national Civil Defence Service, Nimule
Captain Sunday Silvino Akai Jamus, Acting Chief Inspector of Police, Nimule
Brigadier Angelo Dut Aduol, SSPDF Commander Arttilary Moli
LT COL Majok Deng, Tiger Division, Pageri Barrack
MAJ Akol Amet Major, Tiger Division, Nimule Barrack
WITNESSES TO THE AGREEMENT
Representative Religions Leaders
Fr. Lazarus OLLA, Chair, Person Inter Church Committee (ICC), Nimule
County Authority
John Ohure Teeks, Executive Director
Hon, Emilio Igga, Former County Commissioner