SUDAN: Sudan?s Referendum

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NAIROBI, 14 December 2010 (IRIN) - The 9 January 2011 referendum in Southern Sudan is very likely to lead to the creation of a new sovereign state. Decades of civil war have devastated the territory, where basic infrastructure is in ruins, inter-communal conflict widespread and food security a perennial problem. All these issues and more are outlined in this IRIN film and explored in greater depth in our extensive text coverage. © IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.IRINnews.org