By Deng Ghai Deng<\/p>\n
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Representatives of the Troika-comprising the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway, have urged the South Sudan government to publish a credible timetable for elections and to initiate voter registration as a crucial first step.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This call came following a meeting in Oslo where leaders from the Troika countries expressed profound disappointment over the South Sudanese government\u2019s decision to extend its transitional status.<\/p>\n The meeting included briefings from the Tumaini Secretariat and UNMISS, contributing to discussions on future approaches to the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n In a joint statement released on Wednesday, Troika partners pledged to engage with International Financial Institutions to ensure the government manages public finances with transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n “The impunity for human rights violations must end,” the statement read. \u201cWe will continue to call for the removal of the recent amendments to the NSS Act, which authorize warrant-free detentions and arrests, and other measures which restrict civil and political space.\u201d<\/p>\n The Troika reaffirmed support for the Tumaini Initiative in Kenya and urged South Sudan leaders, both signatories and non-signatories, to leverage current discussions to foster sustainable peace.<\/p>\n The representatives criticized the South Sudanese leadership for consolidating power among a small elite, warning that the international community will not endorse a status quo that prioritizes a few over the broader population’s welfare.<\/p>\n The Troika emphasized that the upcoming extension period is critical for the transitional government to demonstrate its commitment to the peace agreement.<\/p>\n “The actions of South Sudan’s leaders in the coming weeks will reveal their political will to fulfil long-overdue commitments,” the statement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Deng Ghai Deng Representatives of the Troika-comprising the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway, have urged the South Sudan government to publish a credible timetable for elections and to initiate voter registration as a crucial first step. This call came following a meeting in Oslo where leaders[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30223,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30222\/revisions\/30223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}