Opinion: Articles 54 and 55 of the NSS Act: A Threat to Everyone in South Sudan

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  Deng Bol Aruai.  Top News: Breaking News: President Salva Kiir has dismissed the Commissioner General of National Revenue Authority, Hon. Africana Mande, and appointed Hon. Simon Akuei Deng as his replacement President Kiir Strengthens Ties: Receives Credentials from Six New Ambassadors Top Five (5) Best Performing Ministries In South Sudan SPLA-IO Faction Rejects New Western Bahr el Ghazal Governor Amid Leadership Dispute By Deng Bol Aruai Bol, South Sudan is in a strange and troubling place. It often feels like a theater where rumors, propaganda, and misinformation are produced, consumed, and then sometimes turned into law.  What starts as whispers on the street often becomes policy, leaving citizens questioning how such decisions come to pass. Articles 54 and 55 of the National Security Service (NSS) Act are the latest chapters in this unsettling narrative.  These provisions, which give the NSS sweeping powers to arrest, detain, monitor communications, and conduct searches without

President Salva Kiir Mayardit travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly

File: President Kiir Jets off to New-York for the UN General Assembly. 


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President Salva Kiir Mayardit has traveled to New York, United States of America to participate in the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 


The Summit agenda, “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all”.


Speaking to reporters Presidential Affairs Minister Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said President Kiir will address the UN General assembly on the status of the implementation of the peace agreement and the steps the country is undertaking to prepare for 2024 general elections.


While in the United States, Kiir will highlight the crisis in Sudan and stress his role on how he will resolve the current crisis in the Sudan.  


The President will also discuss regional issues related to the East African Community and the role South Sudan is playing in the region to promote peace and stability. 


The President was seen off at Juba International Airport by the First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny and other senior government officials.


The first session of the UN General Assembly will begin on Tuesday 19 September 2023, and all the world leaders will be in attendance. 


The UN General Assembly, serves as a rallying cry to recharge momentum, for world leaders to come together, to reflect on where we stand and resolve to do more.

 

The UN General Assembly debate is a moment for world leaders to recommit to a vision of the future that ensures no one is left behind.


The work of the United Nations General Assembly covers five main areas:

Maintain International Peace and Security.

  • Protect Human Rights.
  • Deliver Humanitarian Aid.
  • Support Sustainable Development and Climate Action.
  • Uphold International Law.

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