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SOLVING THE CRISIS IN DARFUR – EU AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES. Pekka Haavisto 5 April 2006 Director´s Forum, Woodrow Wilson Center. What are the goals in Darfur?. End of conflict Security, safe return of IDP´s and refugees Disarmament, reconstruction, reconciliation Human rights - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SOLVING THE CRISISIN DARFUR –
EU AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES
Pekka Haavisto
5 April 2006
Director´s Forum, Woodrow Wilson Center
What are the goals in Darfur?
• End of conflict• Security, safe return of IDP´s and refugees• Disarmament, reconstruction, reconciliation• Human rights• Freedom of expression, free press• Census (to prepare the elections)• Forming of political parties• Free elections• End of (inofficial) security organisations• Transparency in administration and
budgeting
Importance of Sudan
• Biggest country in Africa
• 40 million inhabitants
• Arab and African population
• Muslim, Christian and traditional religions
• Oil resources
Sudanhasmanyneighbours
Three conflict areas in Sudan
• North-South Civil War 1983-2005– Peace Agreement in Naivasha 2005– Slow implemenation of CPA
• Conflict in Darfur– Peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria– Violence continuing on the ground
• Eastern Sudan– Rebel movements supported by Eritrea– Beja Congress, Free Lions
North-South peace agreement
• 21 years of war• 1,5 million casualties, 4 million
refugees• Comprehensive Peace Agreement
– Wealth sharing, including oil revenues– Power sharing, e.g. First Vice-
President for Southerners– Security, JIU and SPLA
Tragic beginning for the peace
• First Vice-President John Garang dies in July 2005
CPA challenges
• Presence of Southern Sudan in Khartoum
• Transparency of oil income• Forming of Joint Integrated Units• Referendum in 2011• Safe return of IDP´s and refugees• Reconstruction (or construction)
Elements in Darfur conflict
• Population in villages versus nomads
• Government of Sudan has armed arab nomads, Janjaweed
• GoS and Janjaweed joint attacks against villages
• 2 million IDP´s/refugees
Darfur isthe size ofFrance
The Challenges of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement
• Visibility of South-Sudan in Khartoum• Transparency of the oil revenues• Forming of the common army• Refrendum in 2011• Attitudes• Safe return of the refugees and IDP’s
to South Sudan
The Darfur Conflict
• Traditional conflict between farmers and nomads
• The Arab-nomads, Janjaweeds, armed by the Government of Sudan (GoS)
• The attack by the GoS and Janjaweeds to the villages
• 2 million refugees
Assistance by the International Community
• Massive humanitarian operation• Food and medicine assistance to
the camps• The peascetalks led by the African
Union in Abuja, Nigeria• African Union peacekeeping
operation with 7000 men• EU’s support to African Union
EU Support to Darfur• EU humanitarian
assiatance to Darfur EUR 289 million EUR 136 million
directed through ECHO, including EUR 39.5 million for refugees in Chad
EUR 153 million for food aid/food security
EU support to AMIS
• EC's assistance to AMIS has so far amounted to EUR 162 million
• 4 Military Observers, 29 CivPol in Darfur
• 15 Military Experts deployed in Addis
• EU police supporting the African Union police operation in Darfur
African Union Peacekeepers in Darfur
African Union AMIS helicopter
Masking attempt by the Govenment of Sudan
Darfurian rebel movements
• JEM (Justice and Equality Movement)– Khalil Ibrahim
• SLM/A (Sudan Liberation Movement/Army)– Minni Minawi– Abdul Wahid
Negotiations with SLArebels inDarfur
Janjaweed
• Arab nomads armed by the Government of Sudan
• Attacks to the Darfur villages with the GoS airforce
• Human rights violations
Violations against Human Rights and War Crimes
• Genocide or not?• UN has listed 51 potential criminals• UN sanctions against individuals?• ICC, International Criminal Court (5
leaders from Lord Resistance Army, LRA listed)
Refugee situation
• 2 million refugees in the camps in Darfur
• Return to villages often impossible
• In camps there are schools and medical care
• Camps as recruitment area of the rebels
• Urbanization process
Demostrations agains the UN inNyala,Darfur
Peace talks in Abuja
• African Union in lead (Amb. Salim Ahmed Salim)
• EU supporting• 3 sectors:
– wealth– power– security
Abuja talks: Wealth sharing
• Draft protocol almost ready• Pending issues include:
–Compensations (individual?)–Allocation formula–Percentages
Abuja talks: Power sharing
• Region (3 states or 1 region)• Borders (1.1.1956 boundaries)• Presidency (Vice-President)• Representation in Khartoum
State• Ministers / Parliamentarias• Darurian representation in civil
service
Abuja talks: Security I
• Enhanced Humanitarian Cease-Fire Agreement:
• Disengagement (maps of areas of control)
• Redeployment (areas where troops can be monitored by AMIS)
• Janjaweed (GoS to have responsibility)
Abuja talks: Security II
• Protection of Civilians (more robust)
• Security of Humanitarian Supply Routes (demilitarized routes)
• Bridging Provisions (bridge to final security arrangements, like integration of comabatants, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR)
Abuja talks: Challenges
• Disarming Janjaweed (GoS)• Zones of Redeployment (rebels)• Controlling IDP camps (GoS)• Sudan and Chad border (GoS)• Merging of the rebel troops to
Sudan Armed Forces (GoS)• Darfur-Darfur talks (GoS, rebels)
Sudan challenges
• Implementation of the North-South Peace-agreement
• New areas of conclict: East, Lord Resistance Army LRA
• Darfur Peace-agreement and its implementation, UN operation
• Equal sharing of the wealth
What can we do?
• Humanitarian Assistance• Development cooperation• NGO’s• EU’s support to AU and UN
peacekeeping and police operations• EU’s support to Abuja Process• Pressure to the parties to comply
with peace agreements
Thank you.