Project Description:

To further advance the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in which the Southern Sudanese were given the right to self determination inter alia through a referendum to determine their further status, the Southern Sudan Referendum Act has tasked IOM with assisting the registration and voting in the North of Sudan and in 8 countries overseas, of which it has been agreed with the UN in Khartoum that IOM would concentrate on Out of Country Registration and Voting (OCRV) in 8 countries (Australia, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, United Kingdom and United States).

PBF Priority Area(s) and Outcomes:

This project will directly contribute to Priority Area 1: "Support to implementation of Peace Agreements and Political Dialogue" by  facilitating political dialogue through a mandated referendum which will include the Southern Sudanese diaspora, helping to sustain and implement the peace process.The project will also aid in Priority Area 2: "Promote coexistence and peaceful conflict resolution" as it will assist this referendum as part of the greater 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. By doing so, it will aid in contributing to good governance and supporting peaceful, free and fair election processes by providing the Souther Sudanese diaspora a voice in their referendum.