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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 will host 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Save to My PortfolioThe Fact and Fiction of Sino-African Energy Relations

Erica S. Downs, Summer 2007, China Security

Policy-makers and experts in America and Europe are increasingly concerned about the growing role of China’s oil companies in Africa. Erica Downs contends that Chinese oil companies are not trying to “lock up” Africa’s oil to meet China’s own needs for energy. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioLegal Protection for the Displaced People of Darfur and Chad

Roberta Cohen, March 15, 2007, Panel on the Displacement from Darfur: The Legal and Human Implications, Harvard University

Statement by Roberta Cohen at Harvard University's Committee on Human Rights Studies (3/15/07) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAssessing the Situation in Darfur

Roberta Cohen, December 11, 2006, Radio Times, WHYY-FM

Interview with Roberta Cohen, Radio Times (12/11/06) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioExpanded AU Force in Darfur Not a Permanent Solution

Roberta Cohen, October 10, 2006, Council on Foreign Relations

Interview with Roberta Cohen, Council on Foreign Relations (10/10/06) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Responsibility to Protect: The Case of Sudan

Roberta Cohen, September 29, 2006, American University, Washington College of Law

Over the past decade, peacekeeping forces have been increasingly called upon to play critical protection roles in humanitarian emergencies around the world. They are no longer confined to the traditional role of monitoring ceasefires between nations but are thrust into the midst of civil wars and called upon to protect  civilian populations, among them IDPs. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioHow Oil Fuels Sino-U.S. Fires

Erica S. Downs, September 04, 2006, Business Week

Opinion by Erica S. Downs, BusinessWeek (9/4/06) Read More

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Save to My PortfolioNo Quick Fix for Darfur

Roberta Cohen, Spring 2006, Northwestern Journal for International Affairs

On May 5th, one of Darfur's main rebel groups signed an agreement with the government of Sudan following African Union mediation efforts backed by the U.S. and European governments. But it is questionable whether the Abuja accord will protect the people of western Sudan from genocidal acts of war by their own government and the Arab militias (the Janjaweed) it supports.  Read More

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Save to My PortfolioLast Stand in Sudan?

Roberta Cohen and William G. ONeill, March/April 2006, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The African Union has been struggling in Darfur to alleviate what has been called the world's "worst humanitarian disaster." Brookings expert Roberta Cohen and William G. O'Neill argue that the efforts aimed at protecting the 3.5 million people considered by the UN to be at risk--half the population of Darfur--has become a test case for African peacekeeping. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe International Response to Darfur

Roberta Cohen, May 26, 2005, Forced Migration Review

Article by Roberta Cohen, Forced Migration Review (May 2005) Read More

In Brief

The ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan has produced one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. By some estimates, genocidal acts have claimed as many as 400,000 lives, with more than 2 million people displaced. Refugees continue to flee into neighboring Chad and humanitarian agencies report more difficulties in assisting people in desperate need. Brookings experts continue to examine the deteriorating situation in Darfur and current policy options for the region.

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