Analysis of Nine Conflicts in Sudan

The present study looks into further details on some of the specific conflicts, focusing on regions of important significance for peace building and mainstreaming into service delivery. The objective of the study is to provide an in-depth analysis of the conflicts in selected areas for program planning and project design purposes, especially in postconflict process. The study attempts to identify the political economy of the areas, the dynamics of the conflicts, including a brief historical account, the factors and principal key stakeholders in the conflicts. Selected conflicts, with a geographical focus on the Sobat valley, the Nuba Mountains, South Darfur, West Kordofan, Bahr El Ghazal and Equatoria, areas which are targeted by the grassroots peace building supported by UNICEF within the context of it Country Program in Sudan for 2002-2006.

The study was originally published by UNICEF.