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The Future of Sudan

Sudan remains one of the poorest countries in the world, and South Sudan especially stands out as a region in desperate need of international attention and assistance.

One of the important parts of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that resolved the almost 50-year long civil war in Sudan is the timetable for the vote by southern Sudanese on whether to remain part of Sudan or whether to become an independent country.

This referendum is to be held six years after the inauguration of the government of national unity, which occurred on September 22, 2005. So the referendum should be held September 22, 2011. We would like today's high school and university students to become part of that moment.