Statement by the UK government's All Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan and South Sudan

THE purpose of the UK government’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sudan and South Sudan is to influence the UK government’s policy and practice by promoting the cause of peace, human rights, justice and development for all the people of Sudan and South Sudan across the political spectrum in Westminster and Whitehall.

Here is a copy of a Statement on behalf of the APPG for Sudan and South Sudan signed by the Chairman Vicky Ford MP @vickyford.

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UK parliamentarians call for ‘immediate ceasefire in Sudan, end to UAE funding’

Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Sudan and South Sudan, Conservative Party MP Rt Hon Vicky Ford (Photo: gov.uk)

Full story: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/uk-parliamentarians-call-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-sudan-end-to-uae-funding

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Donor conference aims to raise $2 billion for Darfur, Sudan

HERE below are several photos from the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur, co-chaired by Egypt and Turkey with backing from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, 21 March 2010.

The conference is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region.

Let's hope that water projects will be a top priority in Darfur.



Photo: (From L to R) Assistant to Sudan's President Minni Arko Minnawi, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Aboul Gheit and Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu attend the international conference for reconstruction and development in Darfur of Sudan in Cairo March 21, 2010. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)



Photo: Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, right seen as he co chairs the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur. At left former leader of the largest faction of the Sudanese Liberation Army, and Sudanese Senior Assistant to the President, Minni Arkou Minnawi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)



Photo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit (R), Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (C) and the Sudanese presidential aide Meni Minawi (L) attend a one-day aid conference in Cairo on March 21. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)



Photo: Former South African president and chairman of the African Union (AU) panel on Darfur Thabo Mbeki, center, greets Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, right, as Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu looks on during the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)



Photo: Former Sudanese president Abdulrahman Siwar al-Dhab (L) and Qatari state minister Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Mahmud arrive to at the opening session of an aid conference for Darfur in Cairo on March 21. International donors were urged Sunday to dig deep into their pockets at the conference. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)



Photo: From left to right, Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League, Sudanese Senior Assistant to the President, Minni Arkou Minnawi, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Akmal Eddine Ihsan Oglo, are seen during the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur, which co-chaired by Egypt and Turkey with backing from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 21, 2010.

The conference is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region. (AP Photo/Amr Nabi/Yahoo! News 21/3/10 10:54)



Photo: Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, left, talks to his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit, during the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)



Photo: From left to right, Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the Arab League, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Akmal Eddine Ihsan Oglo, are seen during the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)



Photo: Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (R) speaks with Qatar's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed al Mahmud before the international conference for reconstruction and development in Darfur of Sudan in Cairo March 21, 2010. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)



Photo: Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (R) shakes hands with Assistant to Sudan's President Minni Arko Minnawi before the international conference for the reconstruction and development in Darfur of Sudan in Cairo March 21, 2010. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)



Photo: Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League, right, listens to the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Akmal Eddine Ihsan Oglo, before the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)



Photo: Samani al Waseelah, Minister of State for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry, looks on before the opening of the International donor conference for the development and the construction of Darfur. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Full story: Donors conference seeks $2 billion for Darfur by HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, The Associated Press, Sunday, March 21, 2010; 6:38 AM.

UNHCR main donors' delegation wraps up visit to Sudan

During the past seven days, UNHCR main donors' delegation visited refugee camps in Faw -5, Shigrab, Um Gadoor, Wad Sharifai which are camps hosting over 350 thousand refugees.

The group also visited West Darfur state where it got acquainted with the situation of the internally displaced persons in the area of Al Genaina and Habila. 

It also paid a visit to southern Sudan where it inspected the voluntary return programmes implementation as well as the reintegration prorammes in Juba and Abyei. 

The delegation includes beside Sudanese government, and UNHCR officials, the representatives of Canada, EC, Finland, France, Germany, France, Japan, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Source: Sudan Vision Daily (SUNA) Saturday, October 17, 2009 -
UNHCR Main Donors' Delegation Wraps up Visit to Sudan

The Refugees (UNHCR) Delegation of main donors ended its seven day visit to the Sudan during which it was briefed on the refugees programmers in the Sudan and the assistance provided by the UNHCR in Eastern Sudan and in Darfur area.

The UNHCR commissioner Peter de Clerc has pointed out in a press statement that the delegation held talks with government officials, UN representatives and partners of the non governmental organizations NGOs and also listened to some individual refugees and internally displaced persons in the areas visited.

He said the delegation visited refugee camps in Faw -5, Shigrab, Um Gadoor, Wad Sharifai which are camps hosting over 350 thousand refugees. It also paid a visit to southern Sudan where it inspected the voluntary return programmes implementation as well as the reintegration prorammes in Juba and Abyei. The team also got acquainted with the rapid intervention operations currently underway and which benefits refugees from the Republic of Congo.

The group also visited West Darfur state where it got acquainted with the situation of the internally displaced persons in the area of Al Genaina and Habila. 

The delegation includes beside Sudanese government, and UNHCR officials, the representatives of Canada, EC, Finland, France, Germany, France, Japan, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.