PILPG Update PILPG Affiliated Expert Amjad Atallah Travels to Sudan to Advise on Darfurian Peace Process Amjad Atallah, PILPG Affiliated Expert and President of Strategic Assessments, recently traveled with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to Sudan to make a new push at jumpstarting the peace process between the Sudanese government and the Darfurian rebels. On 10 January 2007, following three days of negotiations facilitated by Governor Richardson, Mr. Atallah, and the rest of their delegation, the rebels and the government agreed to a 60 day cease-fire and a basic roadmap for the continuation of the peace process. Mr. Atallah traveled with the delegation in his capacity as advisor to the Save Darfur Coalition, with which he is working on strategies to broaden the campaign's outreach internationally, including expanding advocacy efforts into public diplomacy. About Strategic Assessments
Strategic Assessments is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, established in March 2004, seeking to bridge the gap between conflict management — as embodied in humanitarian assistance, development work and peace operations — and conflict resolution, which demands a greater investment of political will.
Toward that end, Strategic Assessments runs three innovative programs that link on-the-ground practicalities with the broader political concerns of the major stakeholders. By tying together the practical and the political, the theoretical and the real, and the scholarly and the applied, Strategic Assessments fills a neglected niche in the policy world. These programs include Scenario Planning; Peace, Culture, and Media; and Capacity Building and Stabilization.
To learn more about Strategic Assessments, please visit http://www.strategicassessments.org/.
The Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) is a global, pro bono law firm providing legal assistance to governments and states involved in conflicts. To facilitate use of this legal assistance, PILPG also provides policy formation advice and training on matters related to conflict resolution. In 2005 PILPG was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. PILPG's primary practice areas are Peacebuilding, International Justice, Post-Conflict Political Development, and Public International Law. To provide pro bono legal advice and policy formulation expertise, PILPG relies almost exclusively on volunteer legal assistance from more than sixty former international lawyers, diplomats, and foreign relations experts, as well as pro bono assistance from major international law firms. Annually, PILPG is able to provide over $10 million worth of pro bono international legal services. Because of its diverse network of volunteers, PILPG is able to maintain volunteer points of contact in London, Paris, New York, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Boston, Rome, The Hague, Stockholm, Brussels, Kabul, Nairobi, and Seattle. In July 1999, the United Nations granted official Non-Governmental Organization status to PILPG. The Managing Board of PILPG includes: Paul Williams - Executive Director To learn more about the Public International Law & Policy Group, please visit our website at http://www.pilpg.org.
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