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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>By Fatuma Asha Ali<\/b><\/p>\n

The prominent activist, Edmund Yakani has urged the National parliamentarians to pay attention to raging hunger in parts of the country.<\/p>\n

Mr. Yakani who is the Executive Director of Community Empowerment Progress Organization (CEPO) said the country is at the edge of famine due to violence associated to hostility among farmers and pastoralists.<\/p>\n

He expressed his worrisome over the deadly silence of parliamentarians about the report which he described as \u2018disturbing\u2019 and \u2018stressful\u2019.<\/p>\n

In a press release seen by Juba Monitor, Mr. Yakani stated that the communal conflicts in the country indicated a looming danger of food insecurity, human suffering and inadequate social services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ongoing deadly communal violence associated revenging attacks and cattle raiding including growing frictions among the farmers and pastoralists in some parts of the country will all contribute for widening the food insecurity gap,\u201d Yakani said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity Empowerment for Progress Organization is seriously urging the parliamentarians to urgently act on these concerns if really they see them as posting danger and threats to the communities,\u2019\u2019 he added<\/p>\n

He stressed that the continuing inter-communal violence had created starvation crimes on communities and as such, a measure to mitigate violence and establish accountability is required.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019It is better our lawmakers should intervene on these concerns urgently and strategically. \u2026 Fostering the application of rule of law and aiding proper police deployment to prevent possible continual violence\u2019\u2019 he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nation will be taken by surprise if the lawmakers do not act now to exercise their constitutional oversight obligation for securing the communities from suffering due to the ongoing violence,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

CEPO cited that they would lobby for partnership with lawmakers from the specialized committee on Peace and Reconciliation, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs for an urgent intervention.<\/p>\n

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