PART SIXTEEN SOUTHERN SUDAN RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION Affirmation of the Right to Self-Determination by the People of Southern Sudan 219 The people of Southern Sudan shall have the right to selfdetermination through a referendum to determine their future status. Southern Sudan Referendum Commission 220 (1) A Southern Sudan Referendum Act shall the National Legislature at the beginning the interim period. (2) The Presidency shall, as soon as Referendum Act is issued, establish Referendum Commission. be promulgated by of the third year of Southern Sudan Southern Sudan The Assessment and Evaluation Commission 221 (1) An independent Assessment and Evaluation Commission shall be established by the President of the Republic with the consent of the First Vice President to monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement during the interim period. (2) The Commission shall conduct a mid-term evaluation of the unity arrangements established under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. (3) The Parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement shall work with the Commission during the interim period with a view to improving the institutions and arrangements created under that Agreement and to make the unity of the Sudan attractive to the people of Southern Sudan. The Referendum on Self-Determination 222 (1) Six months before the end of the six-year interim period, there shall be an internationally monitored referendum, for 96