EU Council Conclusions on Northern Uganda

The Council adopted the following conclusions at the 2760th External Relations Council meeting :

"1. The Council reaffirms its support to the peace talks between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army, which are currently being held in Juba under the auspices of the Government of Southern Sudan.

2. The Council congratulates the mediator, the Vice-President of Southern Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar and all the other actors supporting the negotiations on the achievements made so far, in particular on the signature on 26 August of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, and the further signature on 1 November of the Addendum to that Agreement, and on all subsequent efforts to keep the negotiations alive.

3. The Council notes that these peace talks provide a historic opportunity to bring an end to a protracted conflict which has taken an appalling toll on the lives of the people for more than twenty years and which has undermined security in the region and displaced up to 2 million people, of whom up to 1.5 million still live in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

4. The Council urges the Government of Uganda to increase further the protection of its citizens, in particular all the children affected by the armed conflict, in Northern Uganda, and to facilitate a properly managed, voluntary repatriation of all IDPs, thus alleviating the humanitarian crisis and promoting the economic and social development of the region.

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