Arab League to hold conference on Darfur humanitarian situation

Feb 17, 2007 (CAIRO) — The Arab League affirmed its commitment to support the ongoing efforts to address the humanitarian situations in Darfur.

This came in the meeting held Thursday at the premises of the Arab League in Cairo for its committee which was assigned with the preparations for a proposed conference on humanitarian situations in Darfur.

A committee, chaired by the Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League Ambassador Salah Halima, agreed last week to hold the conference in Khartoum in the 3rd week of March.

Meanwhile, Member of the Committee and Chairman of Darfur Organizations Network, Hassan Bargo, said the Conference will be attended by the President of the Arab League, President Omer Al-Bashir, as well as the Secretary General, Amr Musa, who will extend invitations to all the Arab presidents and Kings.

Bargo, who is a ruling NCP official, explained that the meeting further endorsed the projects put forward by the Sudanese side and decided to form a permanent Steering Committee to prepare for the said conference.

Projects, prepared by joint committee from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs, are estimated at 45 USD million, including projects in domains of health, education, water services as well as resettlement of the internally displaced persons.

(ST)