Darfur Donor Conference Agree on Funding Mechanism For Darfur Development

Doha , April 07 (QNA) - The International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur has reached a mechanism for financing the Sudanese authority with the funds necessary for the development process in Darfur , Director of the International Development Department at the Foreign Ministry HE Ambassador Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Meraikhi said Sunday. HE Al Meraikhi told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the mechanism was called the funding and governance mechanism for the implementation of the Darfur development strategy. The new mechanism will manage the financial commitments by the donors made to Darfur over the next six years, he added, describing the mechanism as flexible because it allows for bilateral funding through governments or multilateral funding through organizations like the United Nations. According to Al Meraikhi, a number of parties have contributed to the placing of the new mechanism including the State of Qatar, the Sudanese Government and the regional authority in Darfur in addition to the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and the UNAMID among others. The mechanism was studied in a workshop held in Doha before the holding donor’s conference. (QNA)