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Agreement between the Government of Sudan and SPLM on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area

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Parties: Government of Sudan; Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)

Type: Intra-state

Agreement between the Government of Sudan and SPLM on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area

20 June 2011

The Parties agreed that the Abyei Area Administration would consist of a Chief Administrator, Deputy Chief Administrator and five heads of department, with the Chief Administrator nominated by the SPLM. The Parties agreed to establish an Abyei Joint Oversight Committee to oversee the Executive Council, on behalf of the Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan. The Parties agreed to the establishment of the Abyei Police Service, with a special unit to deal with challenges arising from nomadic migration. The Parties also agreed on the process for resolution of the final status of Abyei.