Kenny Ferenchak, Resolve Uganda's field researcher in northern Uganda, reports that one groups' interest in the ongoing Juba peace process, especially its successful conclusion, trumps all others. That group is the survivors of this war whose very lives are on the line.

The ongoing Juba peace process to end two decades of violence between the Government of Uganda and Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) means a lot of different things for a lot of people. For President Museveni, the talks present the chance to usher in a period of relative calm across the country that has been absent since he took power in 1986. For LRA leader Joseph Kony, the negotiations will determine his fate after spending most of his adult life leading the rebellion from the bush. For neighboring countries, the end of the conflict would solidify an area of stability in a region plagued by insecurity. For foreign donors, a peace deal would help to validate the label of 'success' they have long attached to Uganda. For activists the world over, an agreement would signal the end of a terrible period of child abductions and brutal mutilations.

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