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"en.20120523.17.3-375-000"2
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, South Sudan, which, following the longest war in contemporary Africa, won the right to secede, has, for many years, been regarded as the world’s epicentre of misery and misfortune. Although the new state meant that a tragic chapter in its history was closed, a new chapter has now been opened, which does not appear to be any easier at all, since it rests on an old source of conflict, namely, the unequal access to natural resources in the north and the south.
Media reports tell us that in recent weeks, there have been several skirmishes along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. Armies conduct military operations in the disputed areas, and their tragic consequences affect the civilian population. According to UN representatives, referring to statements by the South Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission, fighting has already forced over 500 000 persons in the Heglig region to abandon their homes, most refugees finding shelter in the bush. The current conflict was easy to predict, so why could it not be avoided? Why do the same patterns have to be repeated in different parts of the world? Why is it that a great surge and desire for freedom is often followed by victory for bloodthirsty greed? We have still not learned this lesson. I will end with the words of Thomas Jefferson: ‘the price of freedom is eternal vigilance’."@en1
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