Bor – A 3-day South Sudan’s Jonglei State Commissioners Forum, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday kickoff in Bor city.
The discussion board is the state’s highest coverage platform that brings collectively native coverage actors to Bor city to deliberate on a variety of coverage points round cattle raiding, communal fights, and highway ambushes.
The state has been confronted with cattle raiding, communal fights, and highway ambushes, amongst different insecurity issues attributed to the presence of arms within the palms of civilians.
Speaking through the opening of the discussion board on Monday, Atong Kuol Manyang, the deputy governor of Jonglei State, stated the dialogue would deal with measures to boost the state’s service supply system.
“You all are here today to know all the directions of your county and to know all the policies in your counties because during a disaster you are the focal people who are there, and that is why I’m feeling very happy to be here today,” stated Atong.
Atong stated the assembly will deal with measures to enhance intercounty ties and foster belief.
It may also think about methods to minimize the impression of disasters, safety issues, and the resettlement of internally displaced individuals, she stated.
“We also need to see from the previous commissioner’s forum the things discussed and what has been implemented and what has not been implemented, and what else we need to achieve moving forward.”
For his half, Gilbert Nantsa, UNMISS consultant in Jonglei, inspired the commissioners to make sure dialogue think about points that impression the individuals positively.
“County commissioners play bigger roles in expending the political environment, UNMISS therefore underscore the need for county commissioners to implement the gubernatorial order 012024 on civil and political space and allow all political parties have equal excess to engage with communities on their political program ahead of the upcoming elections,” stated Gilbert.
He underlined that with the intention to enhance state stability, safety ought to be given prime precedence by the safety companies.
“UNMISS further called for strengthening collaboration between county commissioners, traditional leaders, and security institutions to enhance stability in Jonglei State,” stated Gilbert.