Clooney: Sudan Is Not A Partisan Issue

During an appearance in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Oscar-winning actor George Clooney explains that even though the nation is in a politicized state at the current moment, the situation in Sudan is not a partisan one. (0:27)

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Clooney: 90 Days Until Sudan Faces A Potential Disaster

During an appearance in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Oscar winning actor George Clooney warns that the upcoming Sudanese referendum could be a potential disaster. Clooney calls for Congress to act diplomatically.  (0:41)

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Southern Sudanese Hopeful About Future, Advocate Claims

US Holocaust Museum Director Michael Abramowitz expresses the excitement the Southern Sudanese have for the potential passing of their referendum in January 2011. (0:38)

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Infammatory Comments From Sudanese Authorities Concerning, Says Advocate

Inflammatory comments madeh by radical Northern Sudanese  about Southern Sudanese living in the north causes concern in governement officials and civilians, according to US Holocaust Museum Director Michael Abramowitz. (0:53)

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War Prevention Key Issue In Sudan, Says Advocate

US Holocaust Museum Director Michael Abramowitz discusses the importance of international policy that would prevent warfare in Sudan. (0:13)

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Sudanese Referendum Like Divorce, Says Advocate

US Holocaust Museum Director Michael Abramowitz uses the metaphor of a divorce when explaining the changes occurring in Sudan. (0:20)

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Obama: Sudan's Past Must Not Become Sudan's Future

Speaking at a United Nations ministerial meeting on Sudan Friday, President Barack Obama called for the full implementation of Sudan’s peace agreement. Obama noted that the strife that marked Sudan’s past must not be present in the nation’s future. (0:39)

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Sudanese Believe There Cannot Be Peace Without Justice, Says Advocate

Gabriel Stauring, co-founder and director of StopGenocideNow.org/i-Act, discusses the challenges of bringing peace to wartorn Sudan. President Obama is scheduled to meet with Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to discuss the situation in Sudan tomorrow. (0:17)

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Sudan Will Not Listen To Pressure From U.S., World, Says Expert

Osman Humaida, the executive director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, discusses the Sudanese government’s failure to implement necessary changes. President Obama is scheduled to discuss Sudan with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon tomorrow. (0:13)

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Sudan Is Not Implementing Necessary Changes, Says Expert

Osman Humaida, the executive director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, discusses the Sudanese government’s failure to implement the changes recommended by the UN. President Obama is scheduled to discuss Sudan with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon tomorrow  (0:26)

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Sudanese Peace Agreements Will Not Be Easy, Says Messinger

Ruth Messinger, president of the American Jewish World Service, and a panel of Sudanese and Anti-Genocide experts discuss the current situation in Sudan on the eve of President Obama’s meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Sudan. (0:13)

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U.S. Not Working Alone In Sudan, Says Expert

John Prendergast, co-founder of Enough, discusses President Obama’s meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Sudan. (0:21)

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Education Enrollment Favors Men In Southern Sudan, Says Expert

Senior Education Advisor at the Academy for Educational Development Elizabeth Leu says that there is a huge gender disparity in enrollment in the Southern Sudan education system. 

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UN Africa Advisor David Mehdi Hamam Speaks With UN Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi

United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi interviews David Mehdi Hamam, the Chief of the Office of the Special Advisor on Africa for the United Nations on UN Talk Radio Day Friday on Sudan, Somalian pirates, corruption, Rwandan relations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the state of Africa’s natural resources. (9:38)
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U.S. Envoy Asks For International Support in Sudan

The President’s Special Envoy for Sudan General Scott Gration told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday that an international effort must be implemented in order to guarantee peace, accountability and security for Darfur as Sudan prepares for an independence referendum in 2011. (0:22)

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U.S. Envoy Says Sudan Must Focus On Upcoming Referendum

General Scott Gration, the President’s Special Envoy for Sudan, says that Sudan must focus on the upcoming referendum during an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday. Gration says lessons need to be learned from Sudan's recent elections.

"We have to take the lessons from the elections, and turn them into solutions for the referendum," Gration explains. (0:13)
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Planning And Prevention Is Critical In Sudan, Says Sen. Kerry

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) stresses the need for contingency planning in Sudan to prepare for possible challenges that may arise during a hearing Wednesday.

"This is the moment for contingency planning," Kerry explains. (0:16)
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'Movie Stars' In Congress Should Change, Says Rep. Wolf

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) says that he believes this administration's engagement in Sudan has failed to recognize the true nature of Bashir and the NCP, and hopes the 'movie stars' can change. (0:50)
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Obama Must Express Concern Over Sudan Election, Says Expert

Robert Lawrence, Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Save Darfur Coalition, tells Talk Radio News Service that President Barack Obama and his administration must listen to Sudanese election observers and not legitimize the disputed victory of Sudan's current President Omar al-Bashir. (:23)
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There Is Divide On Sudan Policy Within The Obama Administration, Says Human Rights Activist

John Norris, the executive director of the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress, accused the Obama administration of faltering in their interaction with Sudan.

“There is a divide in the administration about how to approach Sudan and how to approach Sudan policy,” said Norris. “The administration needs to be far less delicate and it needs to be honest about what’s going on.” (0:36)

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