UN General Assembly
2014

this session of the Assembly, I make a special plea for South Sudan, for no nation has, over the years, suffered as much neglect from the international community. Similarly, no country today remains as desperately in need of rapid and transformative economic and social development as South Sudan. We cannot allow a return to political chaos, economic collapse or social desperation. I implore the leaders of that young nation to demonstrate determined and enlightened leadership and to make peace without further delay. Such action will save the people of the nation enormous suffering and offer hope of a better future. I thank the Security Council for its continued cooperation with IGAD in the search for peace in South Sudan. It is this concert of action that will help to bring about lasting peace, which in turn will form the basis for a transformative post- 2015 development agenda for South Sudan and all of its neighbours. On the continent of Africa the development model of the past 50 years has run its course. That outmoded model was defined by negative trade