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Crisis in South Sudan (This event will be held at USIP)

Since the middle of December the world's newest country, South Sudan, has been gripped by violence. What started as a political dispute has escalated into fighting across significant portions of the country.

Date & Time

Friday
Jan. 10, 2014
2:00pm – 3:30pm ET
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PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT USIP AND NOT THE WILSON CENTER.

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Since the middle of December the world's newest country, South Sudan, has been gripped by violence. What started as a political dispute has escalated into fighting across significant portions of the country. A rebel movement controls important areas and more than a thousand people have been killed. Negotiations between the government and rebels have commenced in Ethiopia, but the fighting continues on the ground. The international community has responded rapidly, including by significantly expanding the size of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, but questions remain about international leverage over the parties. Meanwhile, close to 200,000 South Sudanese have been displaced, with tens of thousands seeking shelter in UN bases. Please join USIP and the Wilson Center for a discussion of the root causes of the crisis, strategies for ending the violence, and ideas for building a more stable South Sudan.

Please join USIP and the Wilson Center for a discussion of the root causes of the crisis, strategies for ending the violence, and ideas for building a more stable South Sudan.

This event will feature the following speakers:

Ambassador Princeton Lyman, Panelist
Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace & former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan

Ambassador Alan Goulty, Panelist
Wilson Center Global Fellow & former U.K. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Sudan

Jon Temin, Moderator
Director, Africa Program, U.S. Institute of Peace 

Additional panelists to be added.


Inquiries

Please contact Emily Fornof at 202-429-7919 or efornof@usip.org with any general questions about this event. 

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Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.    Read more

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