Kuwait
Hosts International Donors and Investors Conference
for East Sudan
Kuwait, 1 December - The
International Donors and Investors Conference
for East Sudan inaugurated by the Prime Minister
of Kuwait, H.H Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed
Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, commenced this morning. In
his opening speech the Prime Minister said, the
main interest of the participating countries is
to “aid the brotherly nation of Sudan in
resolving the conflicts and challenges that it
is facing at present and move forward towards
development under the umbrella of peace and security”.
The Government of Sudan out of their national
commitment to improve conditions in eastern Sudan,
came to the table with a pledge of 1,572, 000,000
US dollars. Head of the Sudanese delegation, Assistant
to the President, Mr. Musa Mohamed Ahmed announced
that this pledge is, “to fund projects in
education, health, water, electricity and transport,
agriculture, irrigation and livestock in all three
states of Eastern Sudan ....
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Statement
Established in Sudan in 1965, UNDP is the lead
development agency in the country. We are empowering
people across Sudan to achieve sustainable peace
and development. All our development efforts support
the implementation of the peace agreements across
the country. Whether in Khartoum, Juba, El-Fasher
or Kassala, our strategic interventions aim to
develop the capacity of institutions, civil society,
and communities to help them consolidate peace,
prevent more conflicts, and build a better life.
In partnership with national and international
development partners, we are promoting an environment
that fosters democratic governance, enhances human
security, reduces poverty and diseases, empowers
women, ensures environmental sustainability, and
contributes to achieving the Millennium Development
Goals by 2015.
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an
organization advocating for change and connecting
countries to knowledge, experience and resources
to help people build a better life. We are on
the ground in 166 countries, working with them
on their own solutions to global and national
development challenges. As they develop local
capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and
our wide range of partners. |
