By Deborah Hakes, assistant director of public information for Â鶹´«Ã½.
More than 100 Â鶹´«Ã½ observers will be deployed across Sudan and in eight out-of-country voting locations to witness voting in the referendum for the self-determination of Southern Sudan, as part of one of the Center’s largest observation missions. Most observers are currently being briefed in Juba, Sudan, and will deploy Friday, but some long-term observers are already in their regions of responsibility.
The referendum is the fulfillment of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and is a critically important moment for Sudan and the opportunity for Southern Sudanese to express their political will in an open, democratic process.
Listen to Sanne van den Bergh, Â鶹´«Ã½ field office director for Sudan, explain the Center’s preparations.
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A group of girls looks across Juba, Sudan, from atop a hill overlooking the city. Voting begins Sunday for the referendum of self-determination of Southern Sudan.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Field Office Director Sanne van den Bergh briefs one of the Center's observers on the region to which she will be deployed.
A group of Â鶹´«Ã½ observers in Juba, Sudan, poses by the Nile river after their briefing on the referendum on Jan. 5.
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