The Sudan People's Liberation Movement's suspension of its participation in the National Unity Government demonstrated the fragility of the North-South peace process in Sudan. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement ended Africa's longest and bloodiest civil war. The question now is will this extremely complex document create a path to sustainable peace and national reconciliation.

The USIP Sudan Experience Project has just completed a year-long study of the difficulties involved in negotiating and implementing the CPA. The project conducted in-depth interviews with nearly 100 officials who were involved in Sudan's peace process to determine lessons learned. The results of the project have been captured in a new USIP Special Report by Ambassador Tim Carney, former U.S. ambassador to Sudan.

The current status of the Sudan peace process and the new USIP Special Report will be discussed by a group of distinguished experts.

Speakers

• Ruben Marian Benjamin
  Deputy Head of Mission, Government of Southern Sudan
• Ambassador John Leuth Ukec
  Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan to the U.S.
• Ambassador Timothy Carney
  Former U.S. Ambassador to Sudan
• Ambassador David Shinn
  Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
• Daniel Serwer, Moderator
  U.S. Institute of Peace

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