Report of the 3rd Dinka Agar Internal Cattle Migration Conference

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Country/entity: South Sudan
Region: Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name: Report of the 3rd Dinka Agar Internal Cattle Migration Conference
Date: 21 Dec 2022
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/local conflict
Sudan Conflicts (1955 - )
Agreements relate to several distinct dyads, and also the negotiated independence of South Sudan, and subsequent internal conflict in South Sudan. Sudan-South Sudan. The long-standing conflict between the north and the south of the country dates back to colonial times, where the British introduced a so-called ‘Southern Policy’, severely hampering population movements between these big regions. Immediately after gaining independence in 1956, southern movements started to fight for independence; this fight became professionalised in 1983 with the foundation of the soon internationally supported Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). When the Islamic Front government introduced strict sharia laws in the south after it took over power in 1988 the war intensified. A decade later, the military situation reached a stalemate, enabling internationally facilitated peace negotiations to begin in 1997. After more fighting, a final negotiation push began in 2002, leading to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Areement (CPA) in January 2005.

Sudan-South Sudan post referendum. South Sudan became independent in July 2011; since then, relations between the two countries are complicated and violent conflict led by the SPLM (North) in the Sudanese Nuba mountains region has since intensified.

Darfur. Other long-standing violent conflicts are in the east and the west of the country. In the east, the Beja Congress, established in 1957, is the spearhead of a currently ‘peaceful’ opposition movement. In the west, the violent conflict in Darfur intensified in the early 2000s and rapidly gained international attention, even resulting in genocide charges against leading figures of the Sudanese government. The situation on the ground is complex, with over a dozen organisations (most notably the Sudanese Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement) fighting the Sudanese government and allied groups like the Janjaweed – although all parties have switched sides on numerous occasions. Several mediation attempts have not been successful, due to the shaky commitment of the Sudanese central government and the distrust among the armed opposition.

South Sudan - internal
In December 2013, after president Salva Kiir accused opposition leader Riek Machar of attempting a coup, violent conflict broke out between government forces of the SPLM/A and anti-governmental groups. In addition, several other political militias as well as communal militias have joined the conflict. In 2015 the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) was signed. Due to unsuccessful implementation the agreement was revitalized in 2018. In September 2019, Kiir and Machar agreed to establish a power-sharing government after struggles on forming a unity transitional government.
Stage: Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature: Other
Peace process: South Sudan: Post-secession Local agreements
Parties: Guarantors:
Minister of local Government law and enforcement agency. Hon. Chol Kuotwel manhom;
Commissioner of Rumbek East County, Hon. Mabor Makuac Ater;
Commissioner of Rumbek North, Hon. Arop Kumbai Dhalbeny;
Executive Director of Wulu County, Abengo Digur Makuac;

Chiefs:
Deng Mamer Ater;
Tongol Agany Maluou;
Chol Marier Agok;
Majok Maper Manyiel;
John Marial Dongrin;

Gelweng youth:
Matoc Thonglang Kok;
Marial Maguen Mabor;
Luar Mading Cinthiec;
Thon Timdit Agot;
Majok Makuen-adoor;

Women representatives:
Mary Yar Maboor;
Hellena Aluel Alama;
Ayen Madit Majier.
Third parties: Peace Canal Executive Director, Christine Kide;
UNMISS Head of Rumbek Field Office, Kwame Dwamena-Aboagye.
Description: A third annual iteration of a cattle related peace conference which makes further resolutions to build upon and strengthen the existing Internal Cattle Migration Monitoring Committee (ICMMC). Substantively the agreement also sets out that cattle migration in the area will be regulated by local state government, with the mediator peace canal supporting the tabling and presentation of these new resolutions as laws to be passed. The provisions in the agreement address the various pastoralist ethnic groups and communities involved in and impacted by cattle conflicts and cycles of migration. It also addresses connected social issues; making provisions for women and youth and providing for security arrangements and community-led implementation mechanisms to support the overall agreement.

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Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Other
We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
10. Intermarriages between Agar and Bele communities be encouraged for confidence building.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: We resolved the following Resolutions:
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10. Intermarriages between Agar and Bele communities be encouraged for confidence building.
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15. Similar conferences should be conducted in Malek and Maper to orient our children and women to be peace lovers.
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Women representatives
Mary Yar Mabor Sign_________________
Hellena Aluel Alama Sign_________________
Ayen Madit Majier Sign_________________
Men and boys: Gender→Men and boys→Gender neutral wording
We resolved the following Resolutions:
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10. Intermarriages between Agar and Bele communities be encouraged for confidence building.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
8. Border meeting between Akot, Paloc, Amongpiny, and Aluakluak& part of Yirol East to close the alarming loophole of border cattle theft.
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13. Establishment of the committee overseeing the cattle movements to and from Namcok and the committee members shall be from Duor, Kook, and Bele respectively.
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15. Similar conferences should be conducted in Malek and Maper to orient our children and women to be peace lovers.
...
17. Gony and Thuyic to form a committee that will meet the minister of local government, law and enforcement agency to formulate methodologies of merging their cattle camps and if need be, the minister and the committee shall meet the governor.
Traditional/religious leaders: We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
18. Formation of Internal Cattle Migration Monitoring Committee (ICMMC) comprises of Minister of Local Government, Minister of Peacebuilding, four Commissioners of Greater Rumbek Counties, four Chiefs, four Gelweng and three members of Organised Forces.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: We resolved the following Resolutions:
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12. Government to enact and strengthen the laws that regulate cattle movement from low land to the high land during flooding season.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: We resolved the following Resolutions:
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9. Migration to and from areas of Bele (Namcok) to kick off by January and April respectively.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: We resolved the following Resolutions:
1. Cattle Migration to Toc will be solely headed and regulated by the government
2. Prohibited cattle camps remained restricted as per government directives till further notice.
...
5. All PakamGelweng and chiefs are urged by the commissioner to move with their cattle as they migrate to areas of Pook.
...
8. Border meeting between Akot, Paloc, Amongpiny, and Aluakluak& part of Yirol East to close the alarming loophole of border cattle theft.
9. Migration to and from areas of Bele (Namcok) to kick off by January and April respectively.
...
12. Government to enact and strengthen the laws that regulate cattle movement from low land to the high land during flooding season.
13. Establishment of the committee overseeing the cattle movements to and from Namcok and the committee members shall be from Duor, Kook, and Bele respectively.
...
16. Gony and Thuyic cattle camps to be merged together for trust building in any agreed cattle camp.
17. Gony and Thuyic to form a committee that will meet the minister of local government, law and enforcement agency to formulate methodologies of merging their cattle camps and if need be, the minister and the committee shall meet the governor.
18. Formation of Internal Cattle Migration Monitoring Committee (ICMMC) comprises of Minister of Local Government, Minister of Peacebuilding, four Commissioners of Greater Rumbek Counties, four Chiefs, four Gelweng and three members of Organised Forces.
Cultural heritage: Land, property and environment→Cultural heritage→Intangible
We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
3. Machar Dhuol and his team to perform rituals after government move and deployed soldiers in hot spot areas in Toc land.
4. spear masters to play/perform their spiritual roles/rituals in combating the ongoing heinous cattle theft, alcohol abuse and other cattle related crimes.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
17. Gony and Thuyic to form a committee that will meet the minister of local government, law and enforcement agency to formulate methodologies of merging their cattle camps and if need be, the minister and the committee shall meet the governor.
Armed forces: We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
3. Machar Dhuol and his team to perform rituals after government move and deployed soldiers in hot spot areas in Toc land.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
4. spear masters to play/perform their spiritual roles/rituals in combating the ongoing heinous cattle theft, alcohol abuse and other cattle related crimes.
...
8. Border meeting between Akot, Paloc, Amongpiny, and Aluakluak& part of Yirol East to close the alarming loophole of border cattle theft.
...
11. Stop hoarding or harboring thieves and instead apprehend them to the government for trial to eliminate further escalation.
...
19. Banning of local alcohol brewing.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: Preamble
We the chiefs, Gelweng leaders, women and local government officials who attended the 3rd Annual Dinka Agaar and Bele Internal Cattle Migration Conference from 19th – 21st December in Aduel-Rumbek East County;
committed to ensure peaceful coexistence of our people through dialogues;
...
We resolved the following Resolutions:
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14. Aliamtoc, Kuei and Rup sections to take lead in reconciling Gak and Nielniel subsections of Pakam Section.
15. Similar conferences should be conducted in Malek and Maper to orient our children and women to be peace lovers.

Implementation

UN signatory: We resolved the following Resolutions:
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Witnesses
...
UNMISS Head of Rumbek Field Office, Kwame Dwamena-Aboagye Sign_________________
Other international signatory: We resolved the following Resolutions:
...
Witnesses
Peace Canal Executive Director, Christine Kide Sign_________________
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: No specific mention.

PEACE CANAL Supporting peacebuilding opportunities for South Sudan

Report of the 3rd Dinka Agar Internal cattle Migration conference:-

Introduction:-

The 3rd Dinka Agar Internal cattle migration conference was conducted by Peace canal in coordination with the government of lakes state in Rumbek east county Aduel Headquarters.

The Internal Cattle Migration Conference ran from 19th – 21st December was held Under Theme "TOGETHER LET US UNITE AGANIST VIOLENCE"

The conference was attended by two hundreds and fifty (250) Participants categorical the of Dinka Agar chiefs, Youth, women, Spear master, elders and intellectuals, peace partners and government stakeholders that include commissioner of Rumbek East county, Rumbek North county, Wulu county and representative of Rumbek cenetr commissioner.

The conference was grace over by Hon.

Chol Kuotwel Manhom, the Minster of Local government and Law inforce agency on behalf of the Governor Gen. Rin Tueny Mabor Deng, The Governor of Lakes state.

The conference came up with nineteen resolutions including formation and strengthen of Internal Cattle Migration Monitoring Committee (ICMMC) comprises of Minister of Local Government, Minister of Peacebuilding, four Commissioners of Greater Rumbek Counties, four Chiefs, four Gelweng and three members of Organised Forces to regulate cattle movement.

A called for prioritize agriculture and look for a potential place for agriculture which is probably the jur land.

Farming and grazing areas should be separated, Migration to namcok to kick off by January and April every year.

Urges intermarriages between Agaar and Jur and communities must stop hoarding or harboring thieves as Government to strengthen the recent laws to some individuals who still engaging in criminal activities.

There was recommendation from the participants to extend operationalization of Peace canal to wulu county which is inhabited by Bele and modo who part of greater Rumbek to have comprehensive peace programs.

Community of greater Rumbek appreciated Peace Canal and other partners for Unwavering support and acknowledge the government of Lakes state for restoring peace and Maintaining rule of law.

The forum recommended establishment of the committee overseeing the cattle movement to Naam cok and shall constitute membership from Duor Mayor, Kook, and Bele respectively.

The government of lakes state insured Peace Canal to tabled the resolutions before council of ministers and passed into law, implement it and owned cattle migration as one of the government policy of the state.

3rd Dinka Agaar Annual Cattle Migration Conference

Preamble

We the chiefs, Gelweng leaders, women and local government officials who attended the 3rd Annual Dinka Agaar and Bele Internal Cattle Migration Conference from 19th – 21st December in Aduel-Rumbek East County;

committed to ensure peaceful coexistence of our people through dialogues;

appreciating Peace Canal and UNMISS for unwavering support to peace efforts in Lakes State;

applauding the government of Lakes State under Hon.

Rin Tueny Mabor for restoring peace and maintaining rule of law;

exploring the possible ways and means to promote regional peace and stability through interstate conferences and dialogues.

We resolved the following Resolutions:

1. Cattle Migration to Toc will be solely headed and regulated by the government

2. Prohibited cattle camps remained restricted as per government directives till further notice.

3. Machar Dhuol and his team to perform rituals after government move and deployed soldiers in hot spot areas in Toc land.

4. spear masters to play/perform their spiritual roles/rituals in combating the ongoing heinous cattle theft, alcohol abuse and other cattle related crimes.

5. All PakamGelweng and chiefs are urged by the commissioner to move with their cattle as they migrate to areas of Pook.

6. These resolutions will be taken to the governor and state security committee and be tabled for approval.

7. The title of the conference should reflect Bele; Dinka Agar and Bele Cattle Migration Conference.

8. Border meeting between Akot, Paloc, Amongpiny, and Aluakluak& part of Yirol East to close the alarming loophole of border cattle theft.

9. Migration to and from areas of Bele (Namcok) to kick off by January and April respectively.

10. Intermarriages between Agar and Bele communities be encouraged for confidence building.

11. Stop hoarding or harboring thieves and instead apprehend them to the government for trial to eliminate further escalation.

12. Government to enact and strengthen the laws that regulate cattle movement from low land to the high land during flooding season.

13. Establishment of the committee overseeing the cattle movements to and from Namcok and the committee members shall be from Duor, Kook, and Bele respectively.

14. Aliamtoc, Kuei and Rup sections to take lead in reconciling Gak and Nielniel subsections of Pakam Section.

15. Similar conferences should be conducted in Malek and Maper to orient our children and women to be peace lovers.

16. Gony and Thuyic cattle camps to be merged together for trust building in any agreed cattle camp.

17. Gony and Thuyic to form a committee that will meet the minister of local government, law and enforcement agency to formulate methodologies of merging their cattle camps and if need be, the minister and the committee shall meet the governor.

18. Formation of Internal Cattle Migration Monitoring Committee (ICMMC) comprises of Minister of Local Government, Minister of Peacebuilding, four Commissioners of Greater Rumbek Counties, four Chiefs, four Gelweng and three members of Organised Forces.

19. Banning of local alcohol brewing.

Signatories

Guarantors

Minister of local Goverment law and enforcement agency.

Hon.

Chol Kuotwel manhom Sign_________________

Commissioner of Rumbek East County, Hon.

Mabor Makuac Ater Sign_________________

Commissioner of Rumbek North, Hon.

Arop Kumbai Dhalbeny Sign_________________

Executive Director of Wulu County.

Abenego Digur Makuac Sign_________________

Chiefs

Deng Mamer Ater Sign_________________

Tongol Agany Maluou Sign_________________

Chol Marier Agok Sign_________________

Majok Maper Manyiel Sign_________________

John Marial Dongrin Sign_________________

Gelweng youth

Matoc Thonglang Kok Sign_________________

Marial Maguen Mabor Sign_________________

Luar Mading Cinthiec Sign_________________

Thon Timdit Agot Sign_________________

Majok Makuen-adoor Sign_________________

Women representatives

Mary Yar Mabor Sign_________________

Hellena Aluel Alama Sign_________________

Ayen Madit Majier Sign_________________

Witnesses

Peace Canal Executive Director, Christine Kide Sign_________________

UNMISS Head of Rumbek Field Office, Kwame Dwamena-Aboagye Sign_________________