CPAImplementationProgressStatusandChallenges.ppt

CPA Implementation Progress: Status and Challenges Luka Biong Deng Minister of Presidential Affairs, GoSS Sudan Consortium Juba, 21st March 2007 1. Primary Responsibilities of GoSS Maintenance of peace and security; Reconstruction and development; Promotion of good governance and welfare of the people; Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; Acting as the link between the National Government and the States of Southern Sudan; and Ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of the people in Southern Sudan. Article 56 of Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan (a) GoSS and CPA Implementation GOSS Sudan has a constitutional obligation and responsibility to implement, monitor, assess and evaluate progress in the implementation of the CPA. This necessitates regular review of achievements, challenges and constraints facing the implementation of the CPA. Such review needs to be gauged against benchmarks of institutional reforms, democratic transformation, decentralization and devolution of powers, social justice as critical aspects of the CPA (b) CPA Implementation Monitoring More than two years elapsed since the signing of the CPA in Jan. 2005 GoSS is almost one and half years old since its establishment in Oct. 2005 Few attempts to provide CPA monitoring reports (Presidency GoNU, UN Monitors, AEC). No systematic and comprehensive stocktaking of the CPA implementation progress. Lack of informed judgment on CPA implementation. (c) CPA Implementation Monitoring in Southern Sudan Office of the President of GoSS as the head of GoSS that represents the will of the people and all levels of government in Southern Sudan. GoSS Ministry of Presidential Affairs is in the process of establishing Department of Inter-Governmental Relations that will be tasked to regularly monitor the implementation of CPA in collaboration with other stakeholders 2. Aspects of the Progress Report Implementation Modalities with detailed and implementable provisions o