Mboriman MBORY
European Peace University, Austria, Peace and Conflict Studies, Graduate Student
Rivers have no respect for political frontiers. They are the common property of many people and, if they are to be harnessed to the service of mankind, it’s essential that we should continue to consult together to exchange information and... more
Rivers have no respect for political frontiers. They are the common property of many people and, if they are to be harnessed to the service of mankind, it’s essential that we should continue to consult together to exchange information and discuss our problems in regards to water and it should be noted that water conflicts are inevitable if we continue to do nothing to prevent them from occurring. While this response may appear simplistic, it is guided and framed by the key insight that the world’s finite fresh water resources cannot continue indefinitely to support the escalating demands that we make on them. Having this in mind, this paper is driven to show and address some of the invisible conflicting issues globally.
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Sudan and South in particular is passing through the most critical step of its today’s history and is set to undergo the hardest trial ever. In less than 40days, its will would be tested: either to remain united or its southern part... more
Sudan and South in particular is passing through the most critical step of its today’s history and is set to undergo the hardest trial ever. In less than 40days, its will would be tested: either to remain united or its southern part secedes in accordance with the procedures of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
The supporters of the two camps of unity and separation are equally requested to insist on creating the conducive environment for a free, fair and transparent referendum to determine the establishment of the new state.
However, the author sees a different environment prevailing at present. In the absence of this conducive environment, the legality of the result of the referendum would be contested, and this in turn would drag the country into a bottomless pit whose depth only God knows. We implore God to spare Sudan and Southern Sudan in particular homegrown calamities; suffice the afflictions nurtured on us by others.
This paper tackles the concept of the right of self-determination and the reasons which made Southerners to opt for it. How it fits into Sudanese politics and the world at large, how is this right expressed in the CPA, and how the governance during the transitional period contributed to the realization of the objectives of the CPA in this respect.
Finally, the author suggests the requirements for making the exercise of the right of self-determination a free, fair and transparent process in order to ensure recognition for its result, whatever it might be possible self determination for the Southerners and the potential State of Kush.
The supporters of the two camps of unity and separation are equally requested to insist on creating the conducive environment for a free, fair and transparent referendum to determine the establishment of the new state.
However, the author sees a different environment prevailing at present. In the absence of this conducive environment, the legality of the result of the referendum would be contested, and this in turn would drag the country into a bottomless pit whose depth only God knows. We implore God to spare Sudan and Southern Sudan in particular homegrown calamities; suffice the afflictions nurtured on us by others.
This paper tackles the concept of the right of self-determination and the reasons which made Southerners to opt for it. How it fits into Sudanese politics and the world at large, how is this right expressed in the CPA, and how the governance during the transitional period contributed to the realization of the objectives of the CPA in this respect.
Finally, the author suggests the requirements for making the exercise of the right of self-determination a free, fair and transparent process in order to ensure recognition for its result, whatever it might be possible self determination for the Southerners and the potential State of Kush.