East Sudan Conference in Kuwait Yields Positive Results 75% of 4 Billion Dollar Goal Reached
02 December, 2010
East Sudan Conference in Kuwait Yields Positive Results 75% of 4 Billion Dollar Goal Reached
Kuwait, Dec. 2 (Sudanow) – Donors and investors have pledged to provide eastern Sudan with over three billion dollars in economic and investment assistance, thus fulfilling 75% of the money needed to implement huge developmental and economic projects in the region.
According to the United Nations Development Programme (undp) the International Donors and Investors Conference on East Sudan under the patronage of Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah and by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, which ended Thursday has reached a grand total of pledges and planned contributions exceeding 3 billion US dollars, including the commitment from the Government of Sudan.
The United Nations Development Programme UNDP said in a news release said “The conference was a success on many levels” said the Sudanese Presidential Advisor on Eastern Sudan, H.E Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail. The conference was attended by a total of 42 countries and was covered by 43 Arab and international media representatives. The total number of participants in the conference was 675.
Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs will follow up with a visit to Sudan on the 21 of December. “We will work together with our brothers in Sudan to translate these pledges on the ground into realities” said Sheikh Dr. Mohammed in his closing remarks.
A steering committee will continue to oversee the implementation of the projects. The estimated time frame for project implementation in Eastern Sudan is 5 years.
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