Darfur Expects $5.245 Pledges at Donor Conference

Doha, April 07 (QNA) - Working groups have set priorities for rebuilding Darfur on three major pillars, namely reconciliation and equality, reconstruction and economic reinvigoration. Tajeddin Bashir Niam, Darfur's Minister of Development and Reconstruction, speaking in Doha on the sidelines of the International Donor conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur , said reconstruction efforts needed $5 bn , including 845 mln for reconciliation and equality, whereas $1.4 bn is needed for economic development. Total cost of the strategy for reconstruction of Darfur is estimated at $7.2 bn , he said , explaining that the Sudanese government is committed to $2 bn whereas $5.245 is expected to be pledged by the donors at the conference which started Sunday and last two days. (QNA)