July 26th -29th 2011
We, the representatives of various organised sectors of civil society from all the ten states of the Republic of South Sudan, concerned about social, political and economic issues in the immediate post independence period in our country;
Having met in Nyakuron Cultural Centre Juba, from the 26th to 29th of July 2011, and deliberated on the role of civil society in the next stage of our nation’s history at a gathering that was opened by the Chairperson of the South Sudan Human Right Commission, Maulana Lawrence Korbandy addressed by Sheikh Juma Saied, His Grace the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church of Sudan, the Rt. Rev Bishop Paulino Lukudu, Bishop Paride Taban, Dr. Clement Janda, Bishop Enock Tombe and officially closed by H.E Gier Chaung,the Minister of Internal Affairs who represented .H.E the Vice President.
Acknowledging the need to organise ourselves into a formidable, united and focused community of civic actors, capable of contributing meaningfully to nation building and social transformation;