A Critical Moment in Sudan: Views from President Thabo Mbeki and SRSG Haile Menkerios
The Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the United States Institute of Peace are jointly hosting a discussion with two key leaders of the international effort to manage the difficult transition in Sudan: former South African President Thabo Mbeki, now head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (Sudan), and Haile Menkerios, the special representative of the U.N. secretary-general in Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan.
With seven months until the referendum in Sudan to determine whether or not the south remains part of a united Sudan, coupled with the recent increase of violence in Darfur, the country remains volatile and its future uncertain. The United States and the international community - particularly the African Union and the United Nations - remain deeply involved in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the preparations for the referendum. As the countdown to this all-important vote begins, the Africa Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the United States Institute of Peace are jointly hosting a discussion with two key leaders of the international effort to manage this difficult process in Sudan: former South African President Thabo Mbeki, now head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (Sudan), and Haile Menkerios, the special representative of the U.N. secretary-general in Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan. They will discuss the current situation in Sudan and international efforts to achieve peace and ensure a smooth referendum process.
With:
- President Thabo Mbeki, Former President of South Africa
Head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (Sudan) - Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General in Sudan
Head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
Introductory Remarks:
- Steve McDonald, Consulting Director
Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Moderated by:
- David Smock, Vice President
Center for Mediation & Conflict Resolution, U.S. Institute of Peace