DATE: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
TIME: 17:00 pm – 18:30 pm
LOCATION: St. Paul’s university, 223 Main Street, Room 105
Please allow more time for transportation, due to local construction – Main Street going North will be closed.
1) Welcoming remarks…
2) “South Sudan at the cross roads: The status quo and the future- A Humanitarian Lens” A perspective of the SPLM/A In Opposition
Bio of Hussein Mar :
Hussein Mar was the Deputy Governor of Jonglei State with Kuol Manyang before Dec 2013 and he is one of the top political leaders of the Luo Nuers of the Eastern Nuers in Jonglei State. Hussein is currently the Chair for Humanitarian Affairs of the SPLM/A In Opposition and he is also a member of the negotiating team of the Opposition in the IGAD brokered talks. Hussein is a veteran politician of the 1983-2005 Civil War.
Mr. Mar’s visit to Canada:
Hussein will be visiting Canada (Kitchener and Ottawa) May 26th to May 30th, 2015, and will be meeting with DFATD and other Canadian organizations. This ASG meeting is intended as an informative session on the latest developments in South Sudan in relation to the peace process and the future course of the conflict, while focusing on the humanitarian situation.
3) Upcoming meeting:
June 10 : our famous BBQ!
