International Engagement in Sudan after the CPA : Report on the piloting of OECD/DAC's 'Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States' for the Case of Sudan
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Working Paper, NUPI nr 714. NUPI, 2007Abstract
[Abstract] The report analyses the international engagement in Sudan since the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement (CPA) in relation to the Principles for Good International Engagement
in Fragile States and Situations, which the OECD/DAC is currently developing. The report
concludes that donor coordination has been quite advanced in Sudan, with a number of innovative
mechanisms tried out. Furthermore, there has been a concerted effort towards contributing
to the building of the South Sudan state. This effort, however, has focused on building
institutions from the top down in Juba, without a complementary emphasis on building legitimacy
and the relations between state apparatus and society. Moreover, strengthening the
relationship between the Government of National Unity and the Government of South Sudan
has been given relatively less attention. In terms of peacebuilding, there are also challenges
for international engagement. More could have been done to contribute to a short-term peace
dividend, and perhaps also to support the implementation of the CPA. On the basis of the
experiences of the case of Sudan, the OECD/DAC Principles are found to be very relevant for
guiding international engagement.
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