Waging Peace in Sudan: Hilde Johnson launches book in Juba
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) took almost three years to mature and would never have been signed had it not been for the dedication of a small number of individuals from Sudan and the broader international community.
Amongst the latter, Hilde Johnson, then Norway’s Minister for International Development and now the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, stands out for her tireless efforts to help bring the protagonists together.
Given her unique access to both the Sudan People\'s Liberation Movement\'s (SPLM) late leader Dr. John Garang and Ali Osman Taha, Sudan’s First Vice President at the time, Johnson played an instrumental role in the negotiations.
Ms. Johnson spoke with Marvis Birungi about the CPA and the future of Southern Sudan.
