Preparing for Sudan's Referendum
The CSIS Africa Program and the National Democratic Institute hosts:
Preparing for Sudan's Referendum
With
Traci Cook
Resident Director for Southern Sudan, National Democratic Institute
Linda Bishai
Senior Program Officer, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, United States Institute of Peace
Atul Khare
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations
Richard Downie
Deputy Director and Fellow, CSIS Africa Program
Moderated by:
Jennifer Cooke
Director, CSIS Africa Program
With one month to go before the people of Southern Sudan vote in a referendum on secession from the North, Traci Cook, NDI's director in Juba, will give the latest assessment of how preparations for the vote are progressing. Panelists will offer their thoughts on the referendum and its possible outcomes based on recent travels to the region.
For more information on this issue please visit, Pivot Points: Resources on Sudan Referendum.