Operation Lifeline Sudan signaled one of the first major coordinated humanitarian efforts to bring relief to suffering civilians in the midst of an active war zone. This paper recounts those efforts and the challenges faced by the humanitarian operations due to the manipulation of aid by both sides in the conflict. The question is asked whether it is actually beneficial to provide aid to suffering civilians when that aid is also serving as a tool…
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CSRF Research Repository
The CSRF Research Repository aims to support greater contextual knowledge for policy makers, programme managers, and implementers by providing a searchable repository of research, analysis, and resources, and providing periodic updates on new research and analysis.
This report explores the root causes of conflict in the cross border zone of Abyei and calls for Sudan and South Sudan as well as the international community to expend more effort in creating mechanisms for guaranteeing and implementing grazing rights.
This briefing reports from the conflict between the SPLM/A and the Shilluk ethnic group in the Upper Nile region, which started around April 2010 when four Shilluk SPLM–DC candidates for parliamentary positions in the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) were elected but refused by the SPLM/A. Download
This briefing document from early 2011 provides an assessment and recommendations regarding the situation in the Abyei region. Download
This document is intended as a quick reference to available statistical information on Southern Sudan. Additional information on all the included indicators as well as others are available on www.ssccse.org or on request from the Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation (SSCCSE) now the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS hopes that it will serve its purpose of being an introduction to the most up-to-date statistics available for government, policy makers, the…
This briefing analyzes the negotiations between the North and the South before the 2011 referendum. Download
This briefing paper examines the budget reforms implemented by the Government of Southern Sudan since its creation in 2005, thereby providing insight into appropriate approached for planning and budgeting systems in post-conflict settings. Download
The briefing accounts of the attempts to demarcate the border between Sudan and South Sudan and related monitoring mechanisms. Download
This paper explores the role of traditional authorities – who play a key role in local governance – in post-2005 state-building processes in South Sudan. It argues that after 2005 administrative structures are not installed in a vacuum of power but rather, a variety of actors and strategic groups negotiate and compete for public authority, statehood and access to resources in local political arenas. Download
Case-study of the NGO cooperative efforts in Sudan, in particular after the CPA. Download
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