1989

Symposium and Annual General Meeting (AGM)
30 September 1989

Sudan Cultural Counsellor’s Office

An opening address and welcome was made by SSSUK President, Sir Gawain Bell, KCMG, CBE.

Historical Themes Chaired by Professor G.N. Sanderson

Richard Hill, ‘As Others See Us’: Sudanese troops in Mexico, 1863-1867, as observed by Mexicans, French and others.

Lesley Forbes, The Durham Sudan Photographic Archive as a source for the history of the Sudan.

Current Social and Political Themes Chaired by Dr Peter Woodward

Lilian Passmore Sanderson, Traditional Practices Affecting Human Welfare; Notably Female Genital Excision and Infibulation: the role of the Sudan in change.

Dr Elizabeth Hodgkin, The Committee for Peace and Reconstruction in Sudan.

Aid to the Sudan by Non-Government Organisations Chaired by Sayyed Ahmed El Bushra

Dr Alex De Waal (Nuffield College, Oxford), The Work of the ‘Save the Children’ Fund.

Dr Andrew Shepherd (Development Administration Group, University of Birmingham), The Work of UNICEF.

Closing remarks were made by the Chairperson elect, Joan Hall.