This article provides (historical) information on the contested border-town Panthou/Heglig. Download
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This report (2012) focuses on fighting during 2011 in Mayom County – in the western part of Unity State – between the SPLA and armed opposition forces originally loyal to Peter Gadet and other Nuer commanders. Rooted in the region’s long-standing ethnic and political divisions, the conflict in Mayom County has been one of the many localized conflicts in the wider region. Download
This is one in a series of United States Institute of Peace special reports on state-building in the Republic of South Sudan following its creation on July 9, 2011. Each report analyzes an aspect of the state-building challenge and recommends priorities for the government of South Sudan. This report assesses the situation, priorities, and expectations of South Sudan’s massive youth population in the context of building the new nation. Drawing from field interviews with youth,…
This Issue Brief reviews the root causes of the armed insurgencies led by George Athor, Peter Gadet, and other Southern commanders—all of whom have claimed to seek systemic changes to the Juba-based government or to overthrow it. It assesses the current approach of the SPLA and the government of the Republic of South Sudan (RoSS) to containing them, concluding that it is both ad hoc and unsustainable. Download
This report (2011) looks at the political, social, economic and security dilemmas in Unity State. Download
This report examines drivers of conflict in the North- South border areas of Sudan and current initiatives aimed at managing them. Download
Based on research that Human Rights Watch carried out in Khartoum and Southern Sudan, this report documents numerous human rights abuses perpetrated before, during, and after April’s elections (2010) by the two main partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU): the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), and the former southern rebel movement, the Sudan’s People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).
This paper from 2009 reviews the implementation of the 2008 civilian disarmament campaign, with a special focus on three states: Lakes, Western Equatoria, and Unity. Each of these states presented a different set of security concerns and dynamics. Download
This report (2008) summarizes the approach, methodology, results, and recommendations of a restorative justice project in dealing with gender-based violence.
The report (2008) presents the results of village assessments conducted in four states of SouthernSudan and Southern Kordofan. The results are part of the IOM Village Assessment Programme, which is commited to extend support returnees. The report covers access to services, income generation, food resources as well as shelter and housing. Download
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