Policy Brief

 

:: JUBA PEACE PROCESS

The launch of Operation Lightening Thunder (OLT) on 14th December 2008 meant the collapse of the Juba Peace Initiative. This follows several failed attempts at signing the Final Peace Agreement by the LRA leader Joseph Kony. According to the Government of Uganda, OLT was meant to presurise the LRA to sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) or militarily bring to a total end the LRA rebellion.

As of March 2008, agreements had been reached on all the five agenda items (Cessation of Hostilities, Comprehensive Solution, Accountability and Reconciliation, Ceasefire and DDR) and an implementation Protocol agreed to for discussion by both the LRA and Government of Uganda in the Juba peace Initiative... read on ...

In January 2009, the Government of Uganda annmounced deferral of the implementation of the PRDP to next financial year (2009/2010). This deferal only applies to the 30% Government of Uganda's contribution to the PRDP. This was due to the Government's inability to secure the 30% contribution meant for 2008/2009 financial year. The deferral doesnt apply to the 70% development partners' contribution activities (which are on going). The Government also plan ot use this period to streamline several issues surrounding the implementation of the PRDP.

::Stakeholders Consultative meeting on on the Juba Peace Process November 5, 2008 - Kampala The Chief Mediator in the Juba Peace Initiative, Dr. Riek Machar supported by the UN Specail Envoy for LRA Affected Areas, H.E Joachim Chissano convened a high profiled stakeholders’ consultative meeting at Speke Resort Munyonyo – Kampala to chart a way forward for the staled peace process. read more...

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Download PDF Files1)   On July 7 2009, CSOPNU presented a formal petition to the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda urging for Legislative and Policy Action for Consolidating Lasting Peace And Development in Northern Uganda read more...

2) What Northern Uganda Needs now; A CALL FOR ACTION: CSOPNU's MEMORANDUM ON NORTHERN UGANDA (March 2009). Despite the setback with the Juba Peace process and the announcement by the  Government to postpone the roll out of the PRDP to next financial year, there is evidence on the ground that the people of Northern Uganda have made an orientation in the direction of rebuilding their long affected livelihoods. The last thing we would like to see is a situation where the populations loses this sense of self drive and succumb to fear and lack of hope. At the moment, Northern Uganda needs the followings: read more...

3)  Policy Brief Continuing Conflict in Acholi Land An Objective CSO Perspective

4)  Hope and Fear in Northern Uganda: Challenges on the Ground and an Urgent Need for Peace.

5) CSOPNU PRDP Policy Brief March 2007

6) 2007 Int’l Peace Week Elders Memo to HE