Philippine Foreign Relation Toward the African Continent

8/9/2019 Philippine Foreign Relation Toward the African Continent

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By:

BALLESTEROS, William Jr., S

AQUINO, Kristine D.DIAZ, June Richsiel B.

KELSCH, Diamond S.

MALINAS, Carradin G


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Objectives of the Department of ForeignObjectives of the Department of ForeignAffairs (Philippines)Affairs (Philippines)

To contribute to the

enhancement of national security

and the protection of the territorial

integrity and national sovereignty

To participate in the nationalendeavor to sustaindevelopment and to enhancethe Philippines' competitiveedge in a global milieu

protect the rights and promote the

welfare of Filipinos overseas and to

mobilize them as partners in national

development

To project a positive image of the

Philippines

To increase internationalunderstanding of Philippine culture formutually-beneficial relations with other

countries

To increase and maximize human,financial, technological and otherresources to optimize the performance

of the Department


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PhilippinePhilippineEmbassies/ ConsulateEmbassies/ Consulate


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DARFUR CONFLICTDARFUR CONFLICT

Khartoum- President Omar alBashir (Arab)

Justice and Equality

Movement- Khalil Ibrahim(Zaghawa)

Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Arcua Minnawi (Fur)

The Actors:


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Background:Background:

*Sudan's 1956 independence fromGreat Britain, the new governmentin Khartoum had begun a programof Arabization and Islamization ofthe whole country

*From the time being there isalready a demarcation in religionin these region ( SuddaneseMuslim vs. Christian andTraditionalist

*War broke out in 1955

* 1963- John Garang rebeled

*1983-Garang was fighting to endeconomic and political marginalization

of southerners by Khartoum and to

bring about the establishment of asecular government in Sudan

*Garang's success with Khartoum inspiredthe Black African Muslims in Darfur to

launch their own military campaign

against the Arab Sudanese government in2003

*in early 2003 after the Sudan LiberationArmy (SLA) and Justice and EqualityMovement (Jem) began attackinggovernment targets, accusing Khartoum ofoppressing black Africans in favour ofArabs.

*1970- a peace deal with Khartoumin the early

2003- the present- the Black Africans ofDarfur have launched a series of attacks

against government targets in the region


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Human NatureHuman Nature

Conflict Theory

The belief that war is inevitable

leads people to rely on armamentrather than working fordisarmament

People in a highly warlike society

are likely to overestimate thepropensity toward war in humannature, Granberg

Darfur

Khartoum

Janjaweed

JEM

SLM


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PREAMBLEPREAMBLE

WHEREAS the Government of theSudan (Khartoum), the SudanLiberation Movement /Army(SLM/A) , the Justice and Equality

Movement (JEM) and theJanjaweed (hereinafter referred toas Parties)

CONDEMNING all acts againsthuman rights and killing of

innocent civillians

AFFIRMING the liberty,self-determination,and soverignty of Sudan State

BELIEVING that that this agreement willresolved the conflict

CONVINCED of necessary means to unifyand stabilized the darfur region

RESOLVED that the signing of thisAgreement shall be the beginning of a new

united Sudan with their people andgovernment working together


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Article 1 :Article 1 :

Statement ofStatement ofthe Purposethe Purpose

Article 2:Article 2:Definition ofterms

Article 3:Article 3:GeneralPrinciples

Article 4:Article 4:

Establishment ofEstablishment ofthree differentthree differentCouncilCouncil

Article 5:Article 5:National

Peace SecurityCouncil


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EnvironementalProtectionCouncil

Article 7:Article 7:Human Rights

Patrollers Council


Signatories ofthe agreement


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