Sudan sets up body for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration

Feb 18, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — President Omer Al-Bashir Saturday issued a republican decree forming the National Council for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Coordination (NCDDRC) to be chaired by Minister of Presidency Maj. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih.

The Council comprises Ministers of Federal Government Chamber, National Defense, Finance and National Economy, Humanitarian Affairs, Labor and Public Service, and Social Welfare and Women and Childern Affairs as well as the State Ministers for Interior and International Cooperation, Minister of Finance at the Government of Southern Sudan, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Chief Staff of Sudan People’s Liberation Army, General Commissioner for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration for the Northern states, General Commissioner for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration for the Southern States and other dignitaries to be appointed by the Presidency.

The republican decree specified the tasks of the Council including approving the disarmament and demobilization policies, formulating reintegration policies and supervising their implementation in collaboration with other concerned organs, reviewing and evaluating progress achieved by the commissions and submitting regular reports to the Presidency.

(ST/SUNA)