THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN STEERING COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PLAN OF ACTION, 2017 UNDER THE THEME TOGETHER WE STAND TO FIND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR NATION AND STATE BUILDING! 1
1.0 BACKGROUND The National Dialogue Steering committee was formed on the 24 th April 2017 and its aims at the following; a) ending political crisis and communal violence through Dialogue in the country, b) visit Refuges camps to collect different views and opinions on the agenda for the national dialogue, c) provide the refugees with a platform and an opportunity to express their grievances and recommendations for the national dialogue, d) persuading the refugees and diaspora for future return to the country, and to redefine and reestablish stronger national unity (including redefining citizenship, belonging, residency and political participation). Furthermore, the sub- committee for Refugees and International Outreach is assigned to achieved the above mentioned objectives by visiting different countries where refugees are living within Africa and in the diaspora. 2.0 OBJECTIVES i. To launch the National Dialogue grass roots consultation conference with stakeholders of South Sudanese who took refuge in neighboring Countries and outside the continent. ii. Allow south Sudanese to freely, transparently and inclusively participate and express their views on current affairs in the country and how to resolve them. iii. Participate in the formulation of the National Dialogue agenda in National Conference. 3.0 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE The committee is composed of five members and other co-opted members. The names are as follows; 1. Hon. Deng Dau Deng Chairperson 2. Dr. David Kweth D/Chairperson 3. MoulanaKalistoWani Faustino Member 4. Hon. Mary Puru Michael Member! 2
5. Mr. Deng BolAruai Member 6. Mr. Atem Isaiah Chol- Coopted Member 7. Mr. Deng Elijah Malok- From Secretariat/secretary 8. Mr. Deng Gai Galuak- From Secretariat/Logistic 9. Daniel Adiang Nyiker- Media personnel 10.Reech Malual Consultant/Co-opted Member 40. Coordinators and Mobilizers These coordinators and mobilizers will be recruited based on the temporary arrangement to help in identifying the meeting venue and transportation facilities during the stakeholder s consultation. 50.Stakeholders Stakeholders Repres 100% Number Remarks 1. Community leaders 5% 10 2. Women 25% 50 3. Youth 25% 50 4. Religious 10% 20 5. Students Association 10% 20 6. Business groups, 5% 10 7. Persons with special needs 5% 10! 3
8. Civil society organizations, 5% 10 9. Influential Individuals 3% 6 10.Academia 2% 4 11.Political parties in exile 5% 10 Total 100% 200 5.1National Dialogue consultation forum in Diasporas (Participants in Percentage) The following stakeholders are identified to represent various categorized as shown in the table below; 5.2Stakeholders representation in refugee s settlements: According to the Geneva Convention (1951) that define refugee as someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, violence. And also a refugee has a wellfounded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group The Consultation meetings will be an open participation for the 200 representative of all the settlement of Refugees Stakeholders Repres 100% Number Remark 1. Camps leaders 10% 20 2. Women 20% 40 3. Youth 25% 50 4. Faith base group, 10% 20 5. Business groups, 3% 6! 4
6. Persons with special needs 3% 6 7. Civil society organizations, 3% 6 8. Host government & communities 2% 4 9. Community leaders 10% 20 10. Teachers, 5% 10 11. Traditional groups and sports, 3% 6 12. UN Agency/NGOs 2% 4 13. Health Personnel 2% 4 14. Traditional Courts 2% 4 Note: These groups will be sample of the refugees in their settlements. CONSULTATIONS WITH REFUGEES WITHIN AFRICA 6.0Mission to Uganda The sub-committee will have its first trip to Uganda to make a consultation with a refugees and South Sudanese in Kampala. In Uganda, the committee shall conduct mini conferences with the stakeholders in four places namely; Kampala, Adjumani, Arua and Kirandongo According to the report (, 2017) early this year, Uganda government is hosting over 900,000 refugees that are living in the four Districts of Northern Uganda. 8.0 Mission to Kenya The committee shall take a direct route from Uganda to Kenya and this shallbe its second consultation of grassroots level with south Sudanese in Nairobi and South Sudanese refugees in Turkana district. Total 100% 200 9.0 Mission to Ethiopia The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach will travel from Kenya to Ethiopia while in Ethiopia, the committee will fist meet the government authorities, South Sudan embassy! 5
and office in Ethiopia to brief them on the mission of the sub-committee. The committee will conduct mini conferences with the stakeholders in the camps. The committee will engage the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives of the refugees in four Settlements areas namely: 1. Jewi 2. Pungido 3. Tierkidi 4. Itang The number of South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia is 405,000 according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees update (2017) and 800 people as sample representatives of 8 camps. 10. Mission to Sudan The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach will travel from Ethiopia to Sudan while in Khartoum, the committee will fist meet the government authorities, South Sudan embassy and office in Sudanto brief them on the mission of the sub-committee. The committee will conduct mini conferences with the stakeholders in the camps. The committee will engage the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives to these mini-conferences. 1. Khartoum State:(Jebel Aulia andumbada Dar el Salam 2. White Nile State :(Jebelen andkinana) The number of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan is 477,000 according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (2017) and 1,200 people as sample representatives of those camps. 11.0 Mission to Egypt The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach will travel from Khartoum to Cairo while in Cairo, the committee will meet the government authorities and South Sudan embassy! 6
Egypt to brief them on the mission of the sub-committee. The committee will conduct mini conferences with South Sudanese diasporas in the Cairo. The committee will engage the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives to the conference. 12.0 Mission to DR Congo The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach will travel from Khartoum to Kinshasa while in Kinshasa, the committee will meet the government authorities, South Sudan embassy and office in DR Congoto brief them on the mission of the subcommittee.the committee will conduct mini conferences with the stakeholders in the camps. The committee will engage the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives of the refugees and the stakeholders in two camps. 1. Mission to Central African Republic The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach will travel from DR Congo to Central African Republic while in there, the committee will meet the government authorities, South Sudan embassy and office in Central African Republic to brief them on the mission of the sub-committee. The committee will conduct mini conferences with the stakeholders in the camps. The committee will engage the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives of the refugees and the stakeholders in two camps. International Outreach 14.0 Mission to United States of America The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach shall leave Juba for United States of America, while in America, the committee will first meet with South Sudan Embassy and USA government authorities, to brief them on the mission of the sub-committee. The Sub- committee shallconduct mini conferences with the stakeholders (South Sudanese living in USA). The Sub-! 7
committee shall use the method of engaging the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives of the stakeholders for consultative forum. In the United States of America, the Sub-committee shall visit 5 places, namely: 1. Washington DC 2. Kansas City MO 3. Omaha NE 4. Phoenix AZ 5. New York City The number of South Sudanese USA is approximately 73,400 according to the the community thereof (2017) and 800 people as sample representatives. 15.0 Mission to Canada The subcommittee on Refugees and International outreach shall leave Juba for Canada, while in Canada, the committee will first meet with South Sudan embassy and Canadiangovernment authorities, to brief them on the mission of the sub-committee. The Sub- committee shall conduct mini conferences with the stakeholders (South Sudanese living in Canada). The Sub-committee shall use the method of engaging the coordinators and mobilizers to help in the process of coordination and mobilization of the representatives of the stakeholders for consultative forum. In Canada the subcommittee on Refugees and International Outreach strategizes conducting mini conference in two place as identified below; 1. Calgary AB 2. Winnipeg MB 3. Toronto The number of South Sudanese Canadais approximately 11,000 people according to community leaders thereof (2017) and 400 people as sample representatives.! 8
16.0 Mission to Europe and United Kingdom (UK) Given the inadequacy of logistics, the Subcommittee on Refugees and International Outreached has schedule a mini conference to be conducted in Brussels as to cover the whole European continent though there are about ten locations in Europe where South Sudanese communities reside, Brussels shall be the meeting point with target audience of 200out of 4,500 people as sample representatives. 17.0 Mission to Australia The subcommittee shall target three fore-selected places in Australia, namely; 1. Sydney 2. Melbourne 3. Perth The number of South Sudanese citizens in Australia is 35,000 according to the community thereof (2017) and the target shall be 600 people as sample representatives. In conclusion in the end of this exercise, the team shall realize meeting the target groups and all the stakeholders of refugees and diaspora. Hence each of them shall be able to contribute positively to process of National Dialogue as required. The mini conferences in the expected countries shall arrived at the concrete steps and variable numbers of participants who has attended it, in all the locations visited by the delegation. After visiting those locations, the delegates shall have identified the issues that make part the National Dialogue s Agenda depend on the views and opinion of each participants toward National Dialogue. Selection of the delegates to the National Dialogue conference shall have been completed and ready for facilitation to the site of the conference. Finally, documentations of all the reports of texts, audios and other observations, shall have been compiled from each country.! 9
Prepared By The Sub-Committee on Refugees & International Outreach ANNEX I -TIMEFRAME FOR AFRICA CONSULTATIONS WITH REFUGEES! 10
1. TIMEFRAME FOR UGANDA AND KENYA (10 th November2017) UGANDA Juba International Airport-Kampala/Arrival Meeting with Embassy /Host Government//Civil Society Meeting with Women/Youth/Religious/Sports/Students Meeting with Academics/people of influence/leaders 10, November2017 First day 11 November Second day 12 November Third day 13 November Travelling, Kampala-Arua/arrival in Arua 14 th November 2017 a) Host government and communities 15 th November/Consultations in Arua b) Community leaders; c) Camps leaders; d) Women groups; e) Youth groups; f) Religious groups; 16 November/Consultations in Arua g) Teachers; h) Associations; i) Business groups; j) Traditional groups and sports; k) Persons with special needs; l) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Arua-Adjumani/Arrival 17 th November 2017 m) Host government and communities 18 th November consultation in Adjumani n) Community leaders; o) Camps leaders; p) Women groups; q) Youth groups;! 11
r) Religious groups; 19 th November consultations in Adjumani s) Teachers; t) Associations; u) Business groups; v) Traditional groups and sports; w) Persons with special needs; x) Civil society organizations; Traveling, Adjumani-Kiryadongo 20 th November 2017 y) Host government and communities 21 st November/Consultations in Kryadongo z) Community leaders; aa) Camps leaders; bb) Women groups; cc) Youth groups; dd) Religious groups; ee) Teachers; 22 nd November consultations in Kiryadongo ff) Associations; gg) Business groups; hh) Traditional groups and sports; ii) Persons with special needs; jj) Civil society organizations; Travelling, to Arua then-kampala Travelling, Kampala-Nairobi 23 rd November 24 th November KENYA Travelling, Kamapala-Nairobi/Arrival Meeting with Embassy /Host Government/ Meeting, Women/Youth/Civil Society/Sports/Students 24 th November First day 25 th November Second day 26 st November Meeting, Academics/people of influence/leaders Third day 27 nd November Travelling, Nairobi-Kakuma/Arrival Nairobi-Kakuma Refugee s camp 28! 12
a) Host government and communities 29 th November/Consultations in Kakuma refugees camp 1 st day b) Community leaders; c) Camps leaders; d) Women groups; e) Youth groups; f) Religious groups; g) Teachers; 30 th November/Consultations with Kakuma Refugees/2 nd day h) Associations; i) Business groups; j) Traditional groups and sports; k) Persons with special needs; l) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Kakuma-Kalobeyei m) Host government and communities 1 st December 2 nd December/Consultations in Kalobeyei Refugee s Camp/ 1 st day n) Community leaders; o) Camps leaders; p) Women groups; q) Youth groups; r) Religious groups; s) Teachers; 3 rd December/consultations in Kalobeyei refugee s camp/ 2 nd day t) Associations; u) Business groups; v) Traditional groups and sports; w) Persons with special needs; x) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Kalobeyei-Kakuma 4 th December 2017 Travelling, Kakuma-Nairobi 5 th November December 2017 Travelling, Nairobi-Juba 6 th December 2017! 13
REPORT 7 th 15 th December 2017 2. TIMEFRAME FOR DR CONGO AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC DR Congo Juba International Airport-Kinshasa /Arrival 16 th December, 2017 Meeting with Embassy /Host Government/ 17 th December 2017 Meeting, Women/Youth/Civil Society/Sports/Students 18 th December, 2017 Meeting, Academics/people of influence/leaders 19 th December 2017 Travelling, Kinshasa-Refugee s settlements/arrival 20 th December 2017 a) Host government and communities 21 st December/consultations in camp 1 b) Community leaders; c) Camps leaders; d) Women groups; e) Youth groups; f) Religious groups; 22 nd December/ consultations in camp 1 g) Teachers; h) Associations; i) Business groups; j) Traditional groups and sports; k) Persons with special needs; l) Civil society organizations; Travelling, camp 1-Camp2/Arrival 23 rd December 2017 m) Host government and communities 24 th December/ Consultations in Camp 2 n) Community leaders; o) Camps leaders; p) Women groups; q) Youth groups;! 14
r) Religious groups; 25 th December/Consultations in Camp 2 s) Teachers; t) Associations; u) Business groups; v) Traditional groups and sports; w) Persons with special needs; x) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Kinshasa 26 th December 2017 Travelling Kinshasa-Bangui 27 th December 2017 Central Africa Republic Kinshasa Bangui/Arrival 27 th December 2017 Meeting with Embassy /Host Government/ 28 th December 2017 Meeting, Women/Youth/Civil Society/Sports/Students 29 th December 2017 Meeting, Academics/people of influence/leaders 30 th December 2017 Travelling, Camp 1/Arrival 31 st December 2017 a) Host government and communities 1 st January 2018/Consultations in camp1 b) Community leaders; c) Camps leaders; d) Women groups; e) Youth groups; f) Religious groups; 2 nd January 2018/Consultations in Camp 1 g) Teachers; h) Associations; i) Business groups; j) Traditional groups and sports; k) Persons with special needs; l) Civil society organizations; Travelling, camp 1-camp 2/Arrival 3 rd January 2018! 15
m) Host government and communities 4 th January 2018/consultations in camp 2 n) Community leaders; o) Camps leaders; p) Women groups; q) Youth groups; r) Religious groups; 5 th January 2018/consultations in camp 2 s) Teachers; t) Associations; u) Business groups; v) Traditional groups and sports; w) Persons with special needs; x) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Bangui 6 th January 2018 Central African Republic-Juba 7 th January 2018 Report 9 th -20 th January 2018 3. TIMEFRAME FOR ETHIOPIA AND SUDAN ETHIOPIA Juba International Airport-Bole IA /Arrival 23 rd January, 2018 Meeting with Embassy /Host Government/ Meeting,Women/Youth/Civil Society/Sports/Students Meeting, Academics/people of influence/leaders Travelling, Addis Ababa-Jewi a) Host government and communities 24 th January 25 th January 26 th January 27 th January 28 th January/consultations with refugees/1 st day b) Community leaders; c) Camps leaders; d) Women groups; e) Youth groups;! 16
f) Religious groups; g) Teachers; 29 th January/consultations with refugees/2 nd day h) Associations; i) Business groups; j) Traditional groups and sports; k) Persons with special needs; l) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Pungido 30 th January 2018 m) Host government and communities 31 st January/consultations with refugees/1 st day n) Community leaders; o) Camps leaders; p) Women groups; q) Youth groups; r) Religious groups; s) Teachers; 1 st February/consultations with refugees/2 nd day t) Associations; u) Business groups; v) Traditional groups and sports; w) Persons with special needs; x) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Tierkidi 2 nd February 2018 y) Host government and communities 3 rd February/consultations with refugees/1 st day z) Community leaders; aa) Camps leaders; bb) Women groups; cc) Youth groups;! 17
dd) Religious groups; ee) Teachers; 4 th February/consultations with refugees/2 nd day ff) Associations; gg) Business groups; hh) Traditional groups and sports; ii) Persons with special needs; jj) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Itang 5 th February 2018 kk) Host government and communities 6 th February/consultations with refugees/1 st day ll) Community leaders; mm)camps leaders; nn) Women groups; oo) Youth groups; pp) Religious groups; qq) Teachers; 7 th February/consultations with refugees/2 nd day rr) Associations; ss) Business groups; tt) Traditional groups and sports; uu) Persons with special needs; vv) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Addis Ababa 8 th February 2018 SUDAN Travelling, Addis Ababa-Khartoum/Arrival 9 th February 2018 Meeting with Embassy /Host Government/ 10 th February 2018 Meeting,Women/Youth/Civil Society/Sports/Students 11 th February 2018 Meeting, Academics/people of influence/leaders 12 th February 2018 Travelling, Jebel Aulia 13 th February 2018! 18
y) Host government and communities 13 th February 2018 z) Community leaders; aa) Camps leaders; bb) Women groups; cc) Youth groups; dd) Religious groups; 14 th February 2018 ee) Teachers; ff) Associations; gg) Business groups; hh) Traditional groups and sports; ii) Persons with special needs; jj) Civil society organizations; Umbada, Dar el Salam 15 th February 2018 kk) Host government and communities ll) Community leaders; mm)camps leaders; nn) Women groups; oo) Youth groups; 15 th February 2018 pp) Religious groups; 16 th February 2018 qq) Teachers; rr) Associations; ss) Business groups; tt) Traditional groups and sports; uu) Persons with special needs; vv) Civil society organizations; Travelling, White Nile State 17 th February 2018 Jebelen 17 th February 2018! 19
ww)h o s t g o v e r n m e n t a n d communities 18 th February 2018 xx) Community leaders; yy) Camps leaders; zz) Women groups; aaa)youth groups; bbb)religious groups; 19 th February 2018 ccc)teachers; ddd)associations; eee)business groups; fff) Traditional groups and sports; ggg)persons with special needs; hhh)civil society organizations; Kinana 20 th February 2018 iii) Host government and communities 20 th February 2018 jjj) Community leaders; kkk)camps leaders; lll) Women groups; mmm)youth groups; nnn)religious groups; 21 st February 2018 ooo)teachers; ppp)associations; qqq)business groups; rrr) Traditional groups and sports; sss)persons with special needs; ttt) Civil society organizations; Travelling, Khartoum 24 th February 2018 Travelling,Khartoum-Juba 25 th February 2018 Report 28 th February-10 th March 2018! 20
4. TIMEFRAME FOR EGYPT EGYPT Juba International Airport-Cairo/Arrival 15 th March 2018 Meeting with Embassy /Host Government/ 16 th March 2018 Meeting,Women/Youth/Civil Society/Sports/Students 17 th March 2018 Meeting, Academics/people of influence/leaders 18 th March 2018 uuu)h o s t g o v e r n m e n t a n d communities 19 th vvv)community leaders; www)camps leaders; xxx)women groups; yyy)youth groups; zzz)religious groups; 20 th aaaa)teachers; bbbb)associations; cccc)business groups; dddd)traditional groups and sports; eeee)persons with special needs; ffff)civil society organizations; Travelling, Cairo-Juba 21 st March 2017 Report 25 th March-10 th April Note: the time herein the frame shall be dictated by any field circumstances as necessary as possible! 21