Washington, DC, March 9, 2017 (SSNA) — In an op-ed published today in the Washington Post, The Sentry co-founders George Clooney and John Prendergast explain how South Sudan’s famine is not only ‘man-made,’ but in fact ‘government-made.’ In the piece, titled “South Sudan’s government-made famine,” they urge leaders to address the famine, target the root causes of the crisis in South Sudan, and make those responsible pay for their crimes.
They write: “In South Sudan today, war crimes pay. There is no accountability for the atrocities and looting of state resources, or for the famine that results…There has been no effort to counter the networks that benefit financially and politically from the crisis. The international community needs to help make war costlier than peace for government and rebel leaders and their international facilitators.”
Read the full op-ed in the Washington Post: http://eno.ug/2nargN3
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Words without actions are not enough you american are the core designs for South sudanese crisis,
according to southern Sudan action would inside juba
That is evail UN makes crisis in South Sudan
Nobody in U.S. is suppoeting South Sudan. Veryone makes noise to benefit themselves.
My company wasted time in ROSS while attempting to develop greenfield agriculture projects. All the required resources were there – land, water, markets, workers. South Sudan should be a net exporter of food. Then the corruption arrives! I have seen first hand the truth to this article. I’ve sat in the 5-star hotels in Dubai, listening to the negotiations with the president Kiir’s son for the price of doing business in SS. All this while several high priced escorts sat nearby waiting to spend the evening with these SS representatives. I witness the handing of a stack of UAE notes to Kiir’s son for promises of favors in logging, mining, construction, and health care. Many billions wasted, stolen as the US/UN fumbles about trying to save this newest of nations. Mark my words — God will hold all involved responsible for the mass atrocities and murders by starvation! It’s good He will, as everyone else seems helpless!
Kiir’s son they thinking that all the money belong to kiir’s and his son I think I don’t agree with you because they are belong to the southern Sudan people who died, sleeping without food or water but time will come…
at this time let as forget the ward god because is killing as…
You have dealt with individual whose sole aim was and still is to pockets all the monies flowing into RSS. If I were an investor, I would steer clear of RSS. A number of parties are to blame for the current famine. However, they have failed to see that when famine strikes , it doesn’t discriminate. Shallow thinkers with no business experience or orientation. The fact that it was his son who was the negotiator of business arrangement should be a suspicious fact. There was and still is so much hope for RSS. Sadly, I know I am not going to see it in my life time. It will famine after another famine.
You have dealt with individual whose sole aim was and still is to pockets all the monies flowing into RSS. If I were an investor, I would steer clear of RSS. A number of parties are to blame for the current famine. However, they have failed to see that when famine strikes , it doesn’t discriminate. Shallow thinkers with no business experience or orientation. The fact that it was his son who was the negotiator of business arrangement should be a suspicious fact. There was and still is so much hope for RSS. Sadly, I know I am not going to see it in my life time. It will famine after another famine.
i think the time is near for corrupted leaders to live their positions especially in Africa
Clooney and Prendergast are no different from those South Sudanese leaders who they claim to have collected fortunes as a benefit from South Sudanese conflict. They are also making fortunes from South Sudanese case by falsely causing the democratically elected government of wrong doing and because they are internationally known actors, The world would automatically consider South Sudanese leaders as wrong doers. The two were known to have strong ties with President Salva Kiir and have collected enormous amount of dollars from South Sudan. Unfortunately, They lost ties with President Salva and hence their business too, triggering this kind of media campaign against the government South Sudan. The two were driven by economic interest and would not tell the root causes of the current conflict because they do not know the South Sudanese history and politics.
RR MARCH 13 2017 5:09 PM.
it’s very great in Africa leader are working in corruption way not for leadership administration but
there is no time for them to change it.even when the america president try to change will take time absolutely
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