Statement by Refugees International on the Government of Southern Sudan's Mass Repatriation Plans
The Government of Southern Sudan is planning to repatriate 1.5 million southerners who fled to the country's north during the long civil war, before a crucial referendum in January 2011, where south Sudan will choose whether to secede from the north. Refugees International urges the Government of Southern Sudan to ensure that displaced southerners are repatriated on a strictly voluntary basis.
Washington D.C. buzzes as Sudanese Referenda Approaches
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 11:19by Agostine Ndung'u
With the clock ticking towards the historic January 2011 referenda in South Sudan and Abyei, concerns are rising among the international community that preparations on the ground are moving at a dangerously slow pace. Unless precautions are taken immediately, Sudan might just slip back into civil war. To avert this looming danger, humanitarian and advocacy organizations, like Refugees International are abuzz with activity in Washington, D.C. As an intern at RI I attended several events about Sudan this summer that give a glimpse into the concerns felt by the policy community here in Washington.
South Sudan plans return of 1.5 million for referendum
South Sudan has readied plans for the return of more than 1.5 million southerners living in the north and Egypt for a referendum on whether to split the country, official documents showed on Tuesday.
The "emergency repatriation programme," launched under the slogan of "Come Home to Choose," proposes a budget of 60 million pounds (25.3 million dollars) for Sudanese returning north to south.
Al Jazeera English: Sudan 'unprepared' for referendum
The Sudanese government and the United Nations are "alarmingly" unprepared for a scheduled January 2011 referendum on south Sudan's independence, according to a new report from a coalition of NGOs.
Washington Post: Sudan is on the brink, advocacy groups warn
Six months before a referendum that could split Sudan in two, the United States and other countries are doing too little to help prepare for the vote, according to a report issued Wednesday by advocacy groups.
“Renewing the Pledge” and avoiding humanitarian disaster
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 14:36
The report “Renewing the Pledge” released yesterday by a group of 26 international NGOs and civil society organizations highlighted the urgency of renewed international attention to Sudan. With less than six months to go before referenda in south Sudan and Abyei determine whether they remain united with the north, there is a laundry list of priority issues that still need to be resolved.
Bloomberg: Sudan Risks War Without Free Referendum, Oil Deal, Groups Say
July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Northern and Southern Sudan risk a return to civil war unless a plebiscite on the south’s independence is free and the two sides agree on sharing oil revenue, 26 aid and human rights organizations said today.
Renewing the Pledge: Re-Engaging the Guarantors to the Sudanese Comprehensive Peace Agreement
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Ante Up for Africa
For the second year in a row, Refugees International is a proud beneficiary of Ante Up for Africa (AUFA), a celebrity poker tournament started in 2006 by poker professional Annie Duke and actor Don Cheadle.
This year's event raised $275,000 to help generate public awareness and assistance for victims of the humanitarian crises in Sudan and DR Congo, bringing the tournament's four-year total to over $4 million.
This year's event raised $275,000 to help generate public awareness and assistance for victims of the humanitarian crises in Sudan and DR Congo, bringing the tournament's four-year total to over $4 million.
Reuters: Sudan to consider north-south confederation
Northern and southern Sudanese leaders said on Saturday they would consider forming a confederation or a common market if southerners chose to declare independence in a forthcoming referendum.
Citizens of the oil-producing south are six months away from a vote on whether to remain part of Sudan or split and become an independent state -- a plebiscite promised in a 2005 accord that ended decades of north-south civil war.
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