Complexity of succession movements halts UNGA progress.
In the UN General Assembly delegates are drafting working papers for a new UN resolution on self-determination. The delegates are divided on what will be considered a valid case for self-determination, due to the diversity of independence and succession movements. Among the content being considered, is size of the movement, the rights of ethnic groups, and the amount of violence involved in the situation, though these are highly contested issues in the assembly.
As Southern Sudan erupts into violence after its own vote to separate from Northern Sudan, the content of any resolution that passes may play a part in the UN reaction to this situation. The complexity of the issue has resulted in no discernable consensus as of yet.
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