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Save to My PortfolioPeace in Sudan: Implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Friday, June 27, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

On June 27, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a discussion with representatives from the Sudanese government; Lynn Fredriksson, Africa advocacy director for Amnesty International USA; and Pamela Fierst, a member of the Sudan policy group at the State Department, to examine Sudan’s 2005 peace agreement and to explore the ways in which it has been successfully implemented and the areas in which challenges still exist. Read More

Darfur, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping, Migration

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInternally Displaced Persons in Darfur: Taking Stock

Elizabeth Ferris, May 07, 2008, National Conference of the Ethiopian Community Development Council

Internally Displaced Persons in Darfur: Taking StockDarfur has been on the international agenda for the past four years despite the advocacy campaigns, the growing public awareness, the large and expensive relief operations, and (eventual) Security Council action. Despite these efforts, as Elizabeth Ferris points out, the war is far from over. Read More

Darfur, Africa, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Sudan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My Portfolio'Hard Bargaining' Necessary with Sudan on Darfur Peacekeeping Force

Roberta Cohen and Stephanie Hanson, February 06, 2008, Council on Foreign Relations

'Hard Bargaining' Necessary with Sudan on Darfur Peacekeeping ForceDespite the UN resolution creating an international peacekeeping force for Darfur with 26,000 troops, the force has been unable to fully deploy into the region. Brookings expert Roberta Cohen discusses the difficulties surrounding the deployment with Stephanie Hanson of the Council on Foreign Relations. Read More

Darfur, Africa, Peacekeeping, United Nations, Internal Displacement

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Save to My PortfolioProtecting Darfur’s Internally Displaced

Tuesday, February 05, 2008
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

Protecting Darfur’s Internally DisplacedGonzalo Vargas-Llosa, a senior policy adviser from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, participated in a discussion on the current realities in Darfur. He was joined by experts Colin Thomas-Jensen, a policy adviser with the ENOUGH Project, and Paul Miller, Africa adviser with Catholic Relief Services. Elizabeth Ferris, senior fellow and co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, moderated the discussion. Read More

Darfur, Africa, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping, Migration

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Save to My PortfolioAddressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process: Why and How?

Khalid Koser, December 14, 2007, Addressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process, United States Institute of Peace

Addressing Internally Displaced Persons in a Peace Process: Why and How?Because IDPs have needs that are different from both refugees and other war-affected civilian populations, they require special attention in peace processes. As Brookings expert Khalid Koser argues, resolving these displacement issues is crucial to achieving a sustainable peace. Read More

Migration, Internal Displacement, Sudan, Georgia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDarfur Debated

Roberta Cohen, December 2007, Forced Migration Review

Darfur DebatedDebates within the human rights and humanitarian communities have centered on the numbers who have died in Darfur, the use of the term genocide, the efficacy of military versus political solutions and the extent to which human rights advocacy can undermine humanitarian programs on the ground. Read More

Darfur, Africa, Migration, Internal Displacement, Sudan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Genocide in Darfur: America Must Do More to Fulfill the Responsibility to Protect

Susan E. Rice, 2007, Opportunity 08

The Genocide in Darfur: America Must Do More to Fulfill the Responsibility to ProtectGenocide in the Darfur region of Sudan has lasted over four years and claimed as many as 450,000 lives. Over this period, as the situation has steadily worsened, the United States has done little to halt the killing. U.S. policy has coupled generous humanitarian assistance with unfulfilled threats and feckless diplomacy. Susan Rice argues that candidates for President should demand forceful and effective action to stop the killing. Read More

Africa, Human Rights, Sudan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNo Durable Solutions for the Displaced without Sustainable Peace -- No Sustainable Peace without Durable Solutions

Walter Kälin, October 04, 2007, Displaced Populations and Peace Negotiations in Africa, ExCom Side Event

The issue of finding durable solutions to internal displacement and peace agreements are closely intertwined. Therefore, as RSG Walter Kälin argues, the inclusion of IDP-specific needs in peace agreements is not only justified, but required, as is their participation in the peace process. Read More

Africa, Internal Displacement, Sudan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChina's Quest for Overseas Oil

Erica S. Downs, September 2007, Far Eastern Economic Review

China's Quest for Overseas OilArticle by Erica Downs, Far Eastern Economic Review (September 2007) Read More

China, Energy Security, Africa, Energy, Sudan

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Save to My PortfolioChina's Quest for Overseas Oil

Erica S. Downs, September 2007, Far Eastern Economic Review

China's Quest for Overseas OilArticle by Erica Downs, Far Eastern Economic Review (September 2007) Read More

China, Energy Security, Africa, Energy, Sudan

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Save to My PortfolioWill Security Council Resolution 1769 Make a Difference in Darfur?

Roberta Cohen, August 09, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Commentary by Roberta Cohen (8/9/07) Read More

Darfur, Africa, Human Rights, Global Governance, Internal Displacement

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Save to My PortfolioPeace the Only Solution to Displaced People's Needs

Elizabeth Ferris, June 29, 2007, New Routes

Article by Elizabeth Ferris, New Routes (6/29/07) Read More

Africa, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Sudan, Sudan

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Save to My PortfolioPeace the Only Solution to Displaced People's Needs

Elizabeth Ferris, June 29, 2007, New Routes

Article by Elizabeth Ferris, New Routes (6/29/07) Read More

Africa, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Sudan, Sudan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInternally Displaced Persons - A Multifaceted Dilemma

Elizabeth Ferris, April 27, 2007, Horn of Africa Bulletin

Article by Elizabeth Ferris in the Horn of Africa Bulletin (April 2007) Read More

Human Rights, Africa, Internal Displacement, Sudan

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioDarfur at a Crossroads: Global Public Opinion and the Responsibility to Protect

Thursday, April 05, 2007
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

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Africa, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Sudan

Featured Experts

Roberta Cohen

Roberta Cohen

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

A human rights specialist, Roberta Cohen focuses on the humanitarian and human rights aspects of emergency situations. She is a principal advisor to the representative of the UN secretary-general on the human rights of internally displaced persons.
Roberta Cohen

Elizabeth Ferris

Elizabeth Ferris

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

As co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, Beth Ferris focuses on the international community’s response to humanitarian crises, with a particular emphasis on the human rights of internally displaced persons.
Elizabeth Ferris

Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo H. Daalder

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Ivo Daalder, a former director for European Affairs on the National Security Council, is an expert on national security affairs, the use of force, nonproliferation and nuclear weapons, transatlantic relations and the policy-making process.
Ivo H. Daalder

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