اجتماع في البرلمان البريطاني لمناقشة ألاوضاع في السودان

What Now for Sudan?
A tale of two cities: Updates from Juba and Khartoum
Committee Room 15
Tuesday 29th March
11am – 12:30pm
On the 17th of March a delegation of UK parliamentarians became the first international parliamentary
delegation to visit Sudan following the results of the referendum, in which an overwhelming majority
of South Sudanese voted to secede from the north.
Members of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Sudan met with representatives of government
at the highest level in Juba and Khartoum (including President Salva Kiir), Sudanese civil society,
international NGOs, the UN, and many more, as well as visiting humanitarian and
development projects. As part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Fellowship
Scheme, the delegation focussed on the status of Sudan in the post-referendum period, in particular
understanding how the international community can continue to support
peace and development in Sudan in this new era.
This visit coincided with a critical time for Sudan.
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement –
which brought an end to more than two decades of fighting
which killed nearly two million people and
displaced four million – expires in July 2011. Lasting peace may be within the grasp of the two newest
countries in the world, but there are many challenges still to be tackled – the threat of violence, oil revenue
sharing, debt, border demarcation and disputed territories along the border, and many more.
Join the delegation as they talk through their experiences, and reflect on
priorities for Sudan in the months to come.

Speakers:
•Baroness Kinnock - Chair of the APG for Sudan and Shadow Spokesperson for International Development
•The Earl of Sandwich - Treasurer of the APG for Sudan
•Lord Chidgey - Vice Chair of the APG for Sudan and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for DfID and the FCO (Africa)
•John Mann MP – Member of the APG for Sudan
•With responses from representatives of the Government of Sudan and Government of South Sudan
The event will also feature a short film of the visit.