ODI On... Southern Sudan referendum

13 January 2011

This January, the people of Southern Sudan vote in an historic referendum to decide whether the South should remain part of a united Sudan or whether it should secede and become the world’s newest sovereign state. To mark the referendum, ODI has produced a number of resources looking at the development and humanitarian status of Southern Sudan.

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City limits: urbanisation and vulnerability in Sudan - Khartoum case study

Publication - Research reports and studies - 13 January 2011

Sara Pantuliano, Munzoul Assal, Butheina A. Elnaiem, Helen McElhinney and Manuel Schwab, with Yathrib Elzein and Hanaa Motasim Mahmoud Ali

The study aims to explore the growing phenomenon of urbanisation in Khartoum, Sudan.

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City limits: urbanisation and vulnerability in Sudan - Juba case study

Publication - Research reports and studies - 12 January 2011

Ellen Martin and Irina Mosel

The study aims to explore the growing phenomenon of urbanisation in the city of Juba, Southern Sudan.

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Women’s citizenship: implications of the Southern Sudan referendum

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 January 2011

How will the outcome of the South Sudan referendum affect the prospects for women's participation and activism in the North and South?

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Don't forget the bigger picture in Sudan

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 January 2011

Sara Pantuliano, Head of the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI answers some topical questions ahead of the referendum in Southern Sudan which looks likely to lead to secession for the southern part of the state.

If the South votes for secession, what are the key issues outlined in the CPA that still need to be addressed in order to ensure a peaceful separation, and how likely is it that Al-Bashir’s NCP party will accept/support the South should it vote to secede?

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Gender, violence and survival in Juba, Southern Sudan

Publication - Briefing papers - 25 November 2010

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Ellen Martin

This policy brief looks at the impacts of violence, insecurity and repeated displacement on men and women as a result of rapid urbanisation in Juba, Southern Sudan.

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Planning and budgeting in Southern Sudan: starting from scratch

Publication - Briefing papers - 29 October 2010

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Fiona Davies and Gregory Smith

This Briefing Paper considers lessons learned from Southern Sudan for planning and budgeting systems in post-conflict settings.

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Overview

This January, the people of Southern Sudan vote in an historic referendum to decide whether the South should remain part of a united Sudan or whether it should secede and become the world’s newest sovereign state. Whatever the outcome (and secession is overwhelmingly likely), key questions remain on complex issues such as wealth, resource sharing and debt. There is growing concern that Sudan could return to violence rather than move forward towards the sustainable peace envisioned by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2005.

To mark the referendum, ODI has produced a number of resources looking at the development and humanitarian status of Southern Sudan. These include a Q&A answering some topical questions ahead of the referendum, an article for OpenDemocracy investigating how the outcome of the Southern Sudan referendum could affect the prospects of women's participation and activism in the North and South, a policy brief on gender, violence and survival in Juba and a case study looking at urbanisation and vulnerability in Juba.