Published on: 13/05/2011
The United Nations and African Union mission in Darfur said it will work with Sudan’s government to try to raise US$ 1.43 billion for water projects in the western Sudanese region at a donors conference in June.
“The scarcity of water and lack of water management in Darfur, compounded with a fast-growing population, has contributed to conflict in Darfur,” the peacekeeping mission, based in El Fasher in North Darfur state, said today in an e- mailed statement.
The conference, organized by the UN and the Sudanese government, aims to attract more than 200 participants to fund 56 water projects, according to the statement. The event will be held in the capital, Khartoum, June 27 and 28, it said.
Source: Maram Mazen, Bloomberg, 12 May 2011
