Libya dedicates eight million dollar for Darfur IDPs
October 25, 2010 (KHARTUM) – Libya said it would dedicate eight million US dollars to finance projects aiming to support the return of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their homes in the war ravaged region of Darfur.
“The projects aim at helping the return of 200,000 displaced persons to their villages” in Darfur, said Mashallah Zwei of the Brothers of the South Society, an affiliate charity of the Kadhafi Foundation.
“These projects are aimed at encouraging the voluntary return of refugees to their villages and help them resume their agricultural activities,” he further said.
The charity organization which is run by the son of the Libyan leader Seif Al-Islam, said it would construct schools, health centers, potable water, and power generators for 17 villages around the capital of North Darfur state, El-Fasher.
The projects are the first tangible Libyan contribution in Darfur recovery and do not fit with Tripoli political implication in the ongoing efforts to end he seven year conflict in the border region of Darfur.
UN agencies say the ongoing conflict in Darfur since 2003 displaced some 2.7 million civilians who are living in different camps across the three states of the region.
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Paul Ongee
Libya dedicates eight million dollar for Darfur IDPs
Libya is playing political game to appease Khartoum not because JEM, whose leader is currently in Libya is confident that security situation in Darfur is improving or has agreed to send its delegation to Doha. If security situation is really improving, why Wad Nur is not in a unified position to send his delegation to the failing peace talks in Doha. The conflict in Darfur will never be resolved sooner than later.
Khartoum would not mind signing another two useless agreements with different Darfur rebel leaders without implementing them either if it happens to be the case. Tripoli needs to coordinate with Paris and Minawi to forge a united front to confront Khartoum in whatever country will be hosting peace talk but fully backed by experienced western democratic societies and international community NOT Arab League which has poor records and never resolved any conflict in Africa or Middle East since its inception.
Paul Ongee
Khartoum, Sudan