1. Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan
- Author:
- Maya Mailer and Lydia Poole
- Publication Date:
- 01-2010
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Oxfam Publishing
- Abstract:
- The next 12 months will be critical for the future of Sudan. As the country marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended a devastating civil war, southern Sudan has seen a major upsurge in violence. In 2009, some 2,500 people were killed and 350,000 fled their homes. With landmark elections and a referendum on the horizon, the peace deal is fragile and the violence likely to escalate even further unless there is urgent international engagement.
- Topic:
- Political Violence, Civil War, Ethnic Conflict, Peace Studies, and Treaties and Agreements
- Political Geography:
- Sudan and Arabia