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State Department Sudan Programs Group Director, Lauren Landis (State Dept. photo)

State Department’s Lauren Landis Provides Update on Sudan

Lauren Landis of the State Department’s Sudan Programs Office, participating in a State Department webchat on December 20, answers questions before a global audience on current issues and U.S. policy in Sudan, specifically the crisis in Darfur; the role that the international community can play in terms of peacekeeping in that region; and U.S.-Sudanese relations. (complete text)

Rice Consults with African Leaders on Regional Conflicts

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says a comprehensive cease-fire agreement between Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and nonextremist political groups will help facilitate the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid in the country, and she urges the TFG to “renew and revitalize efforts towards a lasting political solution.” Meeting with African and international leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she outlines the U.S. commitment to seeking peace, building democracy and fostering prosperity in conflict regions including the Great Lakes, Sudan and the Horn of Africa. (complete text)

Consultations with African Partners Key to U.N. Process

Talks among U.S. officials and African leaders meeting during the opening week of the 62nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) focus on the crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region, security challenges in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and needed reforms in Zimbabwe. (complete text)

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School children in Darfur, Sudan. (© AP Images)

U.S. Support for the People of Sudan (PDF)

The United States Response to the Darfur Crisis (PDF)

Dafur and Sudan: The Hard Work of Peace (PDF)

America: Helping the People of Sudan (PDF)