A report on the role of the international community in supporting Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement and beyond
Download the report: On the brink: Towards lasting peace in Sudan
Over the course of six months, the Sudan Associate Parliamentary Group held Parliamentary Hearings into Sudan's peace. The Hearings brought together a very wide range of people and expertise, initially with numerous written submissions received from a variety of different sources, including a number from within Sudan, and then in oral evidence which allowed the Committee to talk to and bring up specific issues with Ministers, NGOs, advocacy and human rights groups, international political representatives, the Archbishop for Sudan, and world renowned experts on the same platform.
The Hearings provided an opportunity to examine the implementation of the CPA leading up to 2011 and its implications for beyond, specifically how well the peace process has been supported and continues to be supported by the international community, including governmental bodies, donors, and international agencies and organizations. As the final phases of the CPA were approached, the Hearings also served to raise awareness in UK Parliament of the gaps that remain to be filled, and thereby improve policies and highlight the challenges still to be faced by Sudan in the next few years.
