The 8th Governor’s Forum – Resolutions and Recommendations, Juba, December 2024
South Sudan's coat of arms, in which the eagle symbolizes vision, strength, resilience and majesty, and the shield and spear the people’s resolve to protect the sovereignty of their republic and work hard to feed it.
The 𝟖𝐓𝐇 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐒’ 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐑-𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯ember 2024 – 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜ember 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐚, South Sudan
Thursday, 05 December 2024 (PW) — The 8th Governors’ Forum, held in the stately Freedom Hall of Juba, was a spectacle of political theatre cloaked in rhetoric about peace and development. And the final resolutions and recommendations are another splendid parade of handshakes, head nods, and heartfelt speeches.
Under the banner of “Forging Sustainable Peace,” Governors from all corners of South Sudan gathered to tackle the nation’s pressing challenges. Or, at least, they promised to.
President Salva Kiir urged unity and economic innovation, reminding governors to “create jobs for the youth” and “ignite investments.” Stirring words indeed—but how exactly will state economies flourish amidst endless floods, endemic insecurity and political instability?
One does not simply ignite entrepreneurship while wading through knee-deep water and battling chronic hunger.
The forum also revisited peace talks under the Extended R-ARCSS. Delegations were restructured, optimism rekindled, and hopes rebranded—again. But after years of delayed promises, peace in South Sudan feels more like a mirage on the horizon: always visible, never reachable.
Even the flooding crisis, an immediate catastrophe, was addressed with a call to “mobilize resources.” Yet for thousands of displaced citizens, resources are as scarce as dry ground.
The forum’s resolutions may fill press releases, but will they fill stomachs, repair roads, or restore peace? Until rhetoric is matched by action, South Sudanese will continue to wait—patiently, but not forever.
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