Sudan at a glance:
- Humanitarian crisis: Civil war in Darfur region is seen as “one of the worst nightmares in recent history”. Sudan allows a small African Union force in Darfur but refuses to accept a large-scale UN peacekeeping deployment.
- Politics: Omar al-Bashir heads a unity government formed after a peace deal ended 20 years of southern civil war. An independence referendum in the south will follow a six-year period of autonomy.
- Economy: Oil production and revenues are rising.
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A selection of organisations operating in Sudan:
Foreign governments & international bodies:
- UN Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Resource Centre (UNDDR)
- UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
- Contact list of UN Agencies, NGOs & Key Government Authorities involved in the Sudanese Humanitarian Response, 2007
- The UK Department for International Development (DFID)
Private Security Companies in Darfur:
- DynCorp
- PAE Group
Sudanese government websites:
- The Sudanese Ministry of Interior (website in Arabic)
GFN-SSR Document Summaries
The GFN-SSR Document Library contains a number of summaries of articles either focussing specifically on Sudan, or using Sudan as one of several case studies.
- African Security via Police, Justice and Intelligence Reforms
- Designing an Integrated Strategy for Peace, Security and Development in Post-Agreement Sudan
- International Engagement in Sudan after the CPA
- Minority Rights, Early Warning and Conflict Prevention: Lessons from Darfur
- No Ownership, No Peace: The Darfur Peace Agreement
- Preventing Violent Conflict
- Protecting Civilians Through Peace Agreements: Challenges and Lessons of the Darfur Peace Agreement
- Protection of civilians in African peace missions: The case of the African Union Mission in Sudan, Darfur
- Service Delivery in a Difficult Environment: the Child-friendly Community Initiative in Sudan
- State structure and electoral systems in post-conflict situations