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SUDAN-SOUTH SUDAN - WOMEN OF THE TWO
COUNTRIES FORM COALITION TO PROMOTE PEACE
ADDIS-ABABA,
Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Concerned over the stand-off in the implementation of the
different political and socio- economic agreements that were signed between the
two countries, a coalition of women leaders in Sudan and South Sudan has
decided to come together to promote peace for the benefit of the citizens of
the two neighboring states.
Under the theme "Women shaping peace in Sudan and South-Sudan," 22
delegates of a coalition that is comprised of 11 women from each of the two
countries met in Addis-Ababa between Jan. 19 and 22, in the run-up to the 20th
African Union (AU) Summit, to "define the common priorities for the future
and the peaceful coexistence between the two countries."
"We have decided to come together to support the cooperation agreements.
We are interested to participate in the peace process. This is why we came here
in Addis-Ababa where we have met with officials of the AU Commission and the
special envoys of
The coalition of women leaders in
"Initially, we were meeting very frequently. But this is the first time we
are meeting since South-Sudan's independence in 2011, " Awel said while
also denouncing the exclusion of women in the initiatives to seek for peace
between the two countries.
The coalition which supports the implementation of the different agreements in
order to normalize relations between the two countries, is demanding that women
should be given 25 percent of decision-making positions in the peace process.