Progress Report
November 2009
Uganda Appointment of U.S. special envoy An overview of progress made on a select number of actions recommended by the InterAction NGO community in the 2008 Foreign Assistance Briefing Book on Critical Problems, Recommendations, and Actions for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress.
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In northern Uganda, despite peace talks that produced a landmark ceasefire agreement and a measure of security allowing many people to return home after two decades of war, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leadership remains at large, destabilizing the broader region and obstructing lasting peace, while separate tensions are on the rise in the Karamoja region.
Action Recommended November 2008 Appoint a high-level diplomat to monitor and advance regional security and ensure the full implementation of the Final Peace Agreement.
Overall Progress as of November 2009 Comments and Evidence: The U.S. has appointed Howard Wolpe as the special envoy to the Great Lakes region.