• In Brief

South Sudan and Darfur

Photo: Christopher Scott/The IRC

Time is running out for North and South Sudan to carry out provisions of a peace deal that ended a devastating 20 year war. Failure risks a return to conflict and upheaval. International support is critical to salvage the peace process and tackle ongoing crisis in Darfur.

As Sudan marks the fifth anniversary of the peace deal that ended the devastating North-South civil war, the IRC calls for urgent international engagement to keep the peace process on track or risk a return to full scale violent conflict, upheaval and humanitarian crisis.

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Southern Sudan violence: experts' views (Reuters AlertNet)

8 January 2010

The IRC's director in Southern Sudan, Richard Poole, contributes to this piece on the rising violence in the region. Read it at Reuters AlertNet >  More >

Struggle for peace in Sudan (photo essay)

7 January 2010

(Click a photo to enlarge and read the captions...) As Sudan marks the fifth anniversary of the peace deal that ended the devastating North-South civil war, the IRC calls for urgent international engagement to keep the peace process on track or risk a return to full scale violent conflict,... More >

Former refugee now back in Sudan helping his country

7 January 2010

John Akot was just a teenager when violent civil war in Sudan forced him to walk across inhospitable terrain for weeks to seek shelter in Ethiopia. Today, he's back in Southern Sudan working with the IRC, and has hope for his country's future. This is John's story in his words: *** "I was... More >

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