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throughout the country. A revision of programmes
for rural areas, including the road networks, the kind
of infrastructure that enables rural people to easily
interact in market places to buy and sell their produce.
There is also a need for a nation-wide campaign with
a special focus on urban centres to lessen the tensions
between local and foreign migrant labour. This effort
requires strong leadership and open communication
by national leaders to the public concerning how
deliberate antagonism towards foreign workers reflects
negatively on the country. Leaders could emphasise
how this behavior runs contrary to the spirit of
generosity towards foreigners that South Sudanese
communities are known for.
It is not surprising that poverty is closely associated
with violence. It would therefor be important for Dr. Lual Deng, Manager at Ebony Centre and an MP in the National
Legislative Assembly speaking to Gurtong Focus on the Peace and
any efforts to reduce insecurity in South Sudan to Reconciliation Programme. [Gurtong | Waakhe Simon Wudu]
include the improvement of food security as a major
component. Since it is often young people who are doing humanitarian agencies warned of an increased humanitarian
the shooting and other forms of violence, it is obvious which situation in the year 2013 due to internal and external pressure
sector of the population needs to be strongly engaged with from Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States of Sudan. Toby
programmes that help build a less hungry and more peaceful Lanzer, the UN Chief Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs
future. South Sudan said that, the internal insecurity is likely to be
caused by inter-ethnic violence and rebel activities excluding
UN Warns of Further Instability external factors. The United Nations and aid agencies have
It will be of paramount importance for the government to anticipated that nearly 200,000 Internally Displaced People
prioritise the reconciliation programme executing it through (IDPs) are expected this year and about 4.6 million would be
several ways in a bid to restore total peace and stability in the food insecure and may need humanitarian aid.
country. Late last year the United Nations and several other

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