African Union welcomes Darfur authority
April 24, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — The African Union Mission in Sudan welcomed today the inauguration of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA), which was formally launched from its offices in Khartoum yesterday.
“Its inauguration is especially welcome, coming as it does as we approach the first anniversary of the signing of the Agreement,” she said.
According to the DPA signed on 5 May 2006, the TDRA should serve as the principal instrument for its implementation and for enhancing coordination and cooperation among the three states.
The regional body also should act as a symbol of reconciliation and unity for the people of Darfur in their efforts to build a future based on peace and good neighbourliness.
The African mission said will continue to provide support and cooperation along with its other International Partners to assist in making the TDRA a success on the ground and in helping it become a truly inclusive institution that represents the desires and aspirations of the people of Darfur.
Sudanese presidential advisor Majzoub Al-Khalifah told the federal parliament two days ago that the federal ministry of finance had pledged to pay the sum of 700 million dollars for the three-year Darfur reconstruction programme.
He said the ministry had further allocated 300 million dollars to compensate the victims of the war and fulfil their urgent needs pointing out that the government is in the process of establishing commissions to implement rehabilitation and repatriation programmes.
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