Video On Demand

Preparing for Sudan's Referendum

December 10, 2010 • 3:00 – 4:30 pm EST

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.

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Richard Downie

Richard Downie

Former Senior Associate (Non-resident), Africa Program