South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"

By Awan Achiek
The Norwegian Ambassador to South Sudan, Ambassador Linken Nymann Berryman has called on the parties to the 2018 revitalized peace agreement to fix key electoral issues ahead of the crunch elections slated for December this year.
“We therefore continue to call on the transitional government of South Sudan to act with urgency, and in a consultative and inclusive manner to take the steps necessary to hold peaceful and genuine elections,” Berryman said during celebrations to mark the Norwegian Constitution Day on Friday, last week in Juba.
She called on the government to open civic space for political parties to engage the masses and start campaigning ahead of the elections.
“There is real urgency of opening up political and civic space, unification of security forces and ensuring that the election related institutions are independent and up and running,” Berryman said.
She said Norway has been a long-standing partner for the people of South Sudan since the time of the struggle for freedom and sovereignty.
“The humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people in South Sudan is something Norway is highly worried about. There is too much suffering for the people, we are here to support,” Berryman said.
She reiterated calls for the government to remove all the fees or other bureaucratic barriers that are hampering the work of the humanitarian organizations in the country.
“Norway has been calling on the transitional government to ensure that no fees or other bureaucratic barriers will hamper the work of the humanitarian organizations, the UN, including UNMISS, and other international aid partners,” Berryman disclosed.
The envoy said newly introduced fees of various kinds have posed real and serious obstacles, adding that these obstacles need to be cleared once and for all.