Donorerne stillede kun godt halvdelen af de ønskede midler i udsigt til genopbygning og udvikling af det karrige kæmpeområde i det vestlige Sudan, som engang var på verdens forsider og blev kaldt en “humanitær katastrofe af historiske dimensioner”.
QATAR, 8 April 2013 (UN News Service): The International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur wrapped up Monday after two days of pledging which organizers had hoped would raise 7,2 billion US dollar to cover reconstruction and development of Darfur over a six-year period.
According to reports, at least 3,7 billion dollar was pledged.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the Government of Sudan to demonstrate its commitment to the region and to facilitate humanitarian and development work there.
He noted that the long-stalled effort to find a political solution to the conflict reached a turning point last July with the adoption of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur by the Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement.
Last month, the Justice and Equality Movement-Sudan also agreed to sign on to the Doha Document.
Mr. Ban urged the Government to cooperate in facilitating the work of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), humanitarian actors and international development partners throughout Darfur, while respecting human rights.
Meanwhile, thousands of civilians are seeking protection, many of them with their livestock (husdyr), near joint AU-UN peacekeeping teams in Muhajeria and Labado, East Darfur State, after attacks and “possible air strikes” on the towns.
The peacekeeping mission is working with UN agencies to ascertain the best means of supporting aid delivery to the population, particularly the civilians concentrated around the team site.
Members of the Sudan Liberation Army led by Minni Minawi attacked and seized the towns on 6 April wounding at least three civilians, including a staff member from UNAMID.
Established in July 2007, UNAMID has the protection of civilians as its core mandate, but is also tasked with contributing to security for humanitarian assistance, monitoring and verifying implementation of agreements and assisting with an inclusive political process, among other responsibilities.
According to UN figures estimates, some 300.000 people have been killed in Darfur since the conflict between rebels, Government forces and allied militiamen erupted in 2003.
About 2,7 million others have had to flee their homes.
Both sides have been accused of numerous human rights abuses (overgreb).
