Darfur IDPs angered by new mediator tour
August 31, 2008 (EL-FASHER) — Darfur displaced reacted angrily to a meeting held by the newly appointed mediator with some IDPs in North Darfur. They said the people he met are not their legitimate representatives.
Hussein Abu Sharati, the spokesperson of Darfur refugees and IDPs regretted in a statement to Sudan Tribune that Bassolé had met with “some alleged Darfur IPDs representatives” in Abu Shouk camp.
“We reject this conduct in the same way we had rejected Salim Ahmed Salim attempts to create fictitious structures to pretend realising peace in Darfur” Abu Sharati said.
He further added that the delegation that Bassolé had met could be any thing but not representatives of “the victims who lost their land.”
To cope with their traditional structures, the IDPs have elected Sheikhs in the camps who are formers Sheikh of villages or designated by the camp population to organise issue of food distribution and other matters.
The issue of camps delegates has caused problems among the traditional chiefdoms and elected representatives. Also, foreign ONGs and international actors have been blamed by the local population for promoting people against their will or belonging to other ethnic groups.
However Abu Sharati said “people that Bassolé met were designated by the government.”
The new mediator who is touring Darfur states was not reachable to know how he met Abu Shouk delegation; but he was accompanied by the head of the joint mission, Rodolphe Adada, who introduced him to the IDPs.
The full time mediator, who should work his difficult mission from Darfur where he is based, is touring the three states of Darfur to meet who the IDPs and assess their situation and plight. Before his arrival to Darfur he met with the chiefs and delegation of Darfur rebels in Paris, London and New York.
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Darfur IPDs angered by new mediator tour
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