This article provides an account of developments evolving around the 14-Mile Area in 2014. Located between Northern Bahr el Ghazal and East Darfur, the area is an ongoing topic for dispute, primarily between the Malual Dinka and the Rizeigat from East Darfur. Link to publication
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In June 1998, a meeting was held in Lokichoggio, northern Kenya, bringing together influential chiefs and elders from the two communities, the Dinka and Nuer from the west bank of the Nile, along with Church leaders from the area. This was the first time in almost ten years that they had been able to meet, and constituted a first step in building trust, which was to become one of the key elements of the People…
This article is an edited version of Chapter 6 of John Ashworth’s book The Voice of the Voiceless: The Role of the Church in the Sudanese Civil War 1983-2005. Download
This report aims to advance discussions about integrating a masculinities perspective into peacebuilding policy and practice. It examines existing programmes that promote non-violent and gender equitable masculinities and poses key questions about how these can be further developed to challenge the gender norms which drive conflict and insecurity. To identify promising approaches which could be adapted for peacebuilding purposes, Saferworld conducted desk research on projects and programmes by 19 organisations or networks across five continents….
This review provides an in-depth analysis into the new National Security Bill, focusing primarily on resultant public opinion and what the new law constitutes for the South Sudanese general constituency as it complements and cements the existing operational culture of the National Security Service (NSS).
This swisspeace publication attempts to explain why the international community has been unable to prevent the armed conflict (since December 2013) and what its responsibilities are.
This joint agency note presents some main findings on food security and the response of the international community since December 2013. Download
This report revisits the Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) and breaks down the major criticism it received, thereby attempting to distil key ideas for current and future humanitarian responses.
This brief synthesizes voices of internally displaced persons seeking protection at United Nations peacekeeping operation bases in Juba, South Sudan. In early August 2014, the Stimson Center conducted seven focus groups with people living in two protection of civilians (POC) sites inside UN bases in Juba. The purpose of these focus groups was to understand better how people living in these sites perceived their security. A summary of the findings is presented in this report….
This paper from 2014 analyses the perceptions of Murle IDPs in Juba of their former livelihoods, access to basic services and governance in Pibor County prior to the escalation of violence across South Sudan. Download
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