A lesson in achieving sustainable peace from Refugee Law Project
Dr. Chris Dolan, Director of Refugee Law Project, met with participants Tuesday morning to talk about achieving a sustainable peace in Uganda. Dolan provided the participants with a clear timeline of the important events related to the peace process in northern Uganda, beginning with Betty Bigombe’s initial efforts in 1993 and ending with the current round of negotiations in Juba. Most importantly, he talked about his work with Refugee Law Project on Beyond Juba – a study analyzing all roots of conflict in Uganda. With a map drawn on the white board, participants were amazed at the visual representation of conflict in Uganda. The complexity of peace clearly extends beyond the Juba talks as other parts of Uganda deal with conflict (ie. Cattle raids in the Karamoja region, Acholi recruitment from camps to fight in DRC, etc.). This important clarification shifts the focus from northern Uganda alone to a more difficult and even more complex issue of achieving peace in the entire region.
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