Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan: International Committee of Red Cross

10:00 am

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The witness has painted a very depressing picture. We are talking about a failed state and primitive society. The positive aspect is the tentative peace process. How is the Red Cross documenting the war crimes that are clearly evident there?

Regarding the tentative peace process, I read last Friday that President Salva Kiir had ordered the number of regional states to be nearly tripled from ten to 28. This will have long-term implications. It renders the agreed power-sharing formula redundant and will increase ethnic tensions. Many have said that this will cause the collapse of the deal. What is the view of the witness on these recent developments?

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