This article identifies conflict drivers of the political/humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. Link to publication
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This desk-based study assesses the contribution of humanitarian–military coordination to the protection of civilians (PoC) in South Sudan, with a particular focus on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
This Issue Brief reviews Southern insurgent activities in 2012–13, focusing on groups’ strength, goals, achievements, and disposition following a renewed offer of amnesty to the rebels from GRSS President Salva Kiir in April 2013. Download
This review (2013) discusses the current and past status of the disputed Abyei region.
This report is prepared to present the findings, lessons learned and recommendations of the final evaluation of the CPA DDR implementation. A team of independent consultants was commissioned, from the 19th of March to the 27th of April 2013, to conduct an independent evaluation of the CPA DDR Programme. The evaluation was conducted in a participatory manner involving key stakeholders. Primary data were collected by conducting key informant interviews and focus group discussions with a…
Based on interviews with more than 50 displaced Murle victims and witnesses, “They Are Killing Us” exposes how the conflict and serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law have forced the majority of the Murle population to flee to remote areas of the bush, many of them cut off from access to emergency food and medical aid.
Joshua Craze revisits the border between South Sudan and Sudan two years after the independence of South Sudan and explores conflict dynamics along the border, including conflicts related to grazing. https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/169154/HSBA-WP30-North-South-Border.pdf
Moving beyond the current fixation on “state construction,” the interdisciplinary work gathered here explores regulatory authority in South Sudan’s borderlands from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Taken together, these studies show how emerging governance practices challenge the bounded categorizations of “state” and “non-state.” Link to publication
This briefing provides background information to rebel leader David Yau Yau and his forces. Download
Using South Sudan as a case study, this evaluation report focuses on the impact of aid programming in the country from 2005-2011. Specifically, the report identifies several factors that hinder the transition, including the security and governance issues. Finally, the report draws and shares some lessons from transition and recovery programming that can help to promote transition in South Sudan. Read more here
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