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Juba \u2014 South Sudanese women from across the ten states of the region held a joint conference in Juba from Saturday to Sunday and demanded significant participation in the next stage of the constitutional process.<\/p>\n

A coalition of the three main women organisations: the South Sudanese Women General Association (SSWGA), South Sudan Women Empowerment Network (SSWEN) and South Sudanese Women Lawyers (SSWL) drew hundreds of women to Juba to consult on issues of gender and in particular, their representation in the next transitional government from July and the process of constitutionalism.<\/p>\n

The consultative conference came a week after the draft of the transitional constitution of the would-be Republic of South Sudan was presented to the parliament for endorsement by 8 July 2011.<\/p>\n

The document shall be signed into law by the president on 9 July 2011, the day of the official declaration of independence, and shall be the supreme law of the land for the next four years. The women raised concerns over their insignificant participation in the drafting of the document.<\/p>\n

However, they pointed out that it was not too late for the their input in the document, before it is finally passed by the legislative body.<\/p>\n

The director for SSWEN and one of the main organisers, Lillian Riziq, said the voice of the women could not be ignored given the fact that they are the majority in South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Olivia Lomoro, undersecretary of the ministry of health in the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), in her statement during the conference added that women should also lobby for the key positions currently held by men at the state and GoSS level.<\/p>\n

The draft constitution has stipulated that women shall be represented by at least 25% in government. Currently seven out of 32 (22%) GoSS ministers are women and the most senior position held by a woman is held by Awut Deng Acuil in the ministry of labour and public services.<\/p>\n

The transitional constitution was passed in its first reading by the legislative assembly on the 7 May. It has been referred to various specialised committees in the parliament in order to study it article by article and section by section and recommend any necessary amendments necessary during the second reading.<\/p>\n

The public is equally advised to forward to their respective constituency representatives constituencies in the parliament their views for consideration. Several other political parties have criticised the constitutional powers given to the president, including the power to fire elected governors and dissolve elected parliaments.<\/p>\n

The document is expected to be tabled before the parliament in the first week of July for final reading.<\/p>\n

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