Following the creation of South Sudan in 2011, a civil war erupted in December 2013 and more than 4.3 million people have been forced to flee their homes as a result. There are 1.84 million internally displaced and 2.5 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries due to the conflict.
Juma Mariel works for African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM), which partners with UK charity Tearfund.
He told Premier conflict in South Sudan has had a major impact on people who live there.
The conflict is the key driver of food insecurity undermining both agricultural and livestock production, disrupting livelihoods and forcing people to flee.
“It has reduced the level of literacy that people are supposed to have and the level of development has also continued to deteriorate,” Mariel said.
“The level of understanding in that aspect is that people have learned how to deal with hard situations and they also have not been able to move forward in their lives.”
There have been several peace processes and initiatives which have sought to bring peace to the war-torn country. However, they have been characterised by delays, extensions and lack of implementation from the warring parties and the violence has continued.
Leading up to Mariel’s meeting with MPs, he told Premier he will share messages from local people.
‘I’ll inform them about the recommendations from…
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