What Now for Darfur?
Venue: W Room 1, Westminster Hall
Tuesday 28th June, 2011
5.00 - 6.30pm
As South Sudan prepares for independence on July 9th, the world's focus has turned to the critical and escalating situations in Abyei and South Kordofan; and the fracturing North-South relations these crises represent. Indeed, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, recently stated that this violence risks ‘another Darfur situation'. But what has become of the ‘original' Darfur emergency?
This closed parliamentary briefing comes at a time of renewed reports of clashes between government and rebel forces in Darfur and aims to provide the latest operational information on changes to the situation in the region and to suggest analysis accordingly. Speakers will also be invited to comment on what the secession of South Sudan will mean for the Darfur and its ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Speakers:
- Douwe Dijkstra - North Sudan Programme Director, Tearfund
- Mohamed Gunga - Former human rights lawyer in Khartoum
- Michael Ryder - UK Special Envoy to Sudan and Supervisor of the joint FCO and DfID Sudan Unit.
- Olivia Warham - Director, Waging Peace
Chair: Lord David Chidgey, Vice-Chair APG Sudan
NB: Please note that this meeting is closed and is to be attended by parliamentarians and researchers only.
This event complements a new series by the APG for Sudan which will look closely at the challenges the two newest countries in the world will face in the run up to July 2011 - when South Sudan will officially become independent and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement will expire - and beyond.
