{"id":281,"date":"2011-01-11T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T22:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=281"},"modified":"2011-01-20T09:44:27","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T15:44:27","slug":"sudan-referendum-statement-from-act-general-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/sudan-referendum-statement-from-act-general-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan Referendum &#8211; Statement from ACT General Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the week-long referendum vote for independence in southern Sudan enters its third day things appear for the most part to be going smoothly. In this historic moment in the life of not only Sudan but all of Africa the hope continues to be for a just and peaceful process, through the rest of the voting period, the month-long wait for final results (due Feb 6) and as the results are implemented.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.actalliance.org\/stories\/southern-sudan-all-parties-must-ensure-referendum-is-free-and-fair-urges-act-alliance\">statement from the ACT Alliance<\/a>, General Secretary John Nduna calls for all parties to ensure that the referendum is free and fair. He also states that ACT does not take a stance on the outcome of the referendum and will continue to meet the needs of those in greatest need. The statement also gives a good overview of ACT&#8217;s work in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p><em>The ELCA is a member of the ACT Alliance.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the week-long referendum vote for independence in southern Sudan enters its third day things appear for the most part to be going smoothly. 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