A report by 10/40 Window states that in South Sudan unbelievable atrocities are committed daily:gang rapes, dismemberments, babies and adults alike burned alive - heinous crimes carried out by South Sudanese forces and rebels. Warfare results in unplanted fields, no crops, famine, drought, starvation, disease, and death. No village is untouched, no family exempt. Mothers dash to get water, leaving children briefly untended. The vulnerable are attacked, raped, and murdered. Peace is elusive. Humanitarian access - food, soldiers, military aid - are all hindered from reaching their destinations by roadblocks and people in uniform. An urgent plea comes from a leader: ‘I think the next two weeks will determine the critical point in the peace process - either peace or war.’ April is the deadline for leaders to honour the peace agreement, stop the war, and begin implementing a transitional government. If they don't, donor countries will pull out, leaving the country with higher inflation and possible mayhem.
Peace or war in South Sudan?
Written by David Fletcher 25 Mar 2016Additional Info
- Pray: for peace and removal of all obstacles hindering humanitarian assistance to IDPs and the poor who have no or little money to buy food. (Is.1:17)
- More: blogs.prio.org/MonitoringSouthSudan/