Special Advisor to the President of the International Crisis Group John Prendergast addressed a standing-room only crowd at a public briefing organized by the Africa Program and Conflict Prevention Project at the Wilson Center. Recent events in the region have added another layer of complexity to an already difficult situation, said Anita Sharma, Director of the Conflict Prevention Project. Difficulties have been compounded by greater calls for autonomy in Sudan's increasingly unstable East, the intransigence of Sudan’s regime to bring anyone accused of "crimes against humanity" in the war-torn region of Darfur to trial at the International Criminal Court, and the recent revelations by a UN panel that while "genocide" was not taking place, "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" had been committed. Furthermore, in a recent report to the Security Council, Secretary-General Kofi Annan recommended the deployment of a peace support operation in Sudan, consisting of more than 11,000 troops and civilian police. This follows the signing on 9 January of a comprehensive peace agreement to end the 21-year civil war between the Sudanese government and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLA). Sharma also asked Prendergast to discuss the likelihood for peace in Uganda, given the revival of peace talks.