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BEYOND VICTIMHOOD: WOMEN’S PEACEBUILDING IN SUDAN, CONGO AND UGANDA Africa Report N°112 – 28 June 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS i I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. SUDAN’S SHIFTING CONFLICTS 2 A. SQUANDERED POTENTIAL? 3 B. WOMEN AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT 4 1. The agreement 4 2. Implementing the peace deal 5 C. DARFUR 6 D. OTHER ISSUES7 III. THE CONGO 8 A. THE BURDEN OF VIOLENCE9 B. WOMEN, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE 11 IV. UGANDA 12 A. THE LRA INSURGENCY 13 B. THE CONFLICT IN THE NORTH EAST 14 C. THE WAY FORWARD 15 V. COMMON CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS 16 A. LACK OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE 17 B. LACK OF ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE 18 C. HIV-AIDS 18 D. LIMITED INFORMATION 19 E. CROSS-BORDER ISSUES19 F. THE ROLE OF MEN 20 G. SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS 21 VI. CONCLUSION 22 APPENDICES A. MAP OF SUDAN, CONGO AND UGANDA 23 B. UN SCECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 132524 C. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 27 D. ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP 28 E. CRISIS GROUP REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON AFRICA 29 F. CRISIS GROUP BOARD OF TRUSTEES 31 Africa Report N°112 28 June 2006 BEYOND VICTIMHOOD: WOMEN’S PEACEBUILDING IN SUDAN, CONGO AND UGANDA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Peacebuilding cannot succeed if half the population is