Among the other conflicts attracting the world’s attention, the complex nature of the ongoing civil war in Sudan is too often overlooked. News reports on Sudan tend to focus on the ongoing civil war and its terrible consequences for many of its citizens: deteriorating humanitarian conditions, increasing food insecurity, attacks on civilian infrastructure (including schools and hospitals) and the worsening health situation in the country, the internal displacement of civilians in Sudan’s 18 states and the influx of refugees into Sudan’s neighboring states. The courageous struggle of the Sudanese people and the regional and international prospects and efforts underway to resolve the crisis, the fruit of a long history of conflict and repression in Sudan, however, are often overlooked.
This Roundtable focuses on the elements that could help restore peace to Sudan, address the humanitarian emergency, and pave the way for a better life for its people.
Speakers
Douglas Proudfoot, retired former Canadian ambassador to South Sudan and head of mission in Mali. 2007-11 Chair of Canada’s interdepartmental Sudan Task Force.
Khalid Mustafa Medani, Associate Professor Political Science, Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies and Chair of the African Studies Program, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Mahgoub Khair is an independent consultant who has worked for the Council of Ministers and at local government in Sudan and as a researcher for the Canadian government.
Moderator: Dr. Marcia Burdette, ASG Vice-Chair, former Canadian diplomat in Africa
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