Islamic donors conference for Darfur to discuss infrastructure projects

December 15, 2007 (KHARTOUM) – Preparations are going on in the Sudanese capital to hold Darfur Islamic donors in here. The conference will discuss how to raise two billion US dollar to finance infrastructure projects in the region.

The High National Committee in charge of preparing projects for the Islamic Donors Conference for supporting Darfur has completed listing projects prior to be submitted them to the donors conference, scheduled to be convened in Khartoum by the beginning of 2008.

The projects will cover education, health, water, infrastructure, model villages and producing families at initial cost of two billion dollars.

Some fifty projects will be given priority and are to be implemented in the first phase while strategic projects will be achieved in the second phase.

The projects are prepared in coordination with Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank.

Since last July Sudan has asked the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to hold an international donors’ conference to raise funds for Darfur reconstruction.

(ST)