South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Awan Achiek
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) on Wednesday called for the establishment of the special reconstruction fund for South Sudan as it recovers from years of devastating conflict.
Maj Gen. Charles Tai Gituai, the interim chairperson of RJMEC, said the formation of the board of the special reconstruction fund will offer mechanism for transparent management of funds meant for post-conflict recovery.
“Consequently, to meet some of these challenges, the Agreement provides for the establishment of the Special Reconstruction Fund and Board,” Gituai said during the ongoing 7th governors forum being held in Juba.
Gituai said the operation of the fund would pave way for a national pledging conference to raise money for reconstruction efforts.
“Upon its establishment, the RTGoNU is expected to provide the fund with 100 million U.S dollars per annum. This Fund would help address humanitarian needs in South Sudan, with priorities given to conflict affected states and areas, including the protection of IDPs, returnees and families affected by the conflict,” he said.
He stressed the need for the government to urgently develop the legal framework for the establishment of a Special Reconstruction Fund for South Sudan which will be followed by an International Donors Pledging Conference to mobilize resources in favor of South Sudan.
Chapter 3, Article 2 of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement calls for the establishment of a Special Reconstruction Fund.
The supporters of this fund include friendly countries that have pledged to help South Sudan recover from the war.
The fund will be administered by a committee consisting of 23 members, including representatives of the World Bank, the African Development Bank, European Union, the African Union, China, the United States, Norway and the United Kingdom.
The chairman will belong to one of the international organizations or foreign countries, and the deputy chairman will belong to South Sudan’s ministry of finance.
This board would have been established within one month of the start of the transitional period.
