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USAID Rep/Sudan Links
USAID representative for sudan:
Local Address:
- USAID Rep/Sudan
Kasarani Road
P.O. Box 30261
00100 GPO
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 254-286-2400, 2402
Fax: 254-286-2390
From the US:
- USAID Rep/Sudan
Unit 64102
APO AE 09831-4102
USAID/Washington Desk Officer:
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USAID's Strategy in Sudan
The Office of the USAID Representative for Sudan is co-located in Nairobi with REDSO/ESA, the DCHA/OFDA Africa Regional Office and USAID/Kenya. For current information regarding programs and reports from the Office of the USAID Representative for Sudan, please visit the Sudan: A Reinvigorated Commitment web site.
Darfur Humanitarian Emergency The humanitarian emergency in Darfur is a direct result of violence and harassment directed toward the Fur, Zaghawa, and Masaalit civilian groups by Government of Sudan (GOS) forces and GOS-supported militia groups collectively known as Jingaweit. [more info] |
Sudan is engaged in peace negotiations after 20 years of
civil war. Agreements provide for freedom of religion, self-determination
for the southern Sudanese within a national unity government,
unlimited humanitarian access and a cessation of hostilities
during negotiations. The U.S.-supported cease-fire in the
Nuba Mountains permitted humanitarian assistance deliveries
to this long-isolated region. Stable southern areas have experienced
some economic recovery, with food surpluses produced in the
Western Equatoria region. However, enormous development challenges
still exist. Intermittent conflict, related human rights abuses,
and deep ethnic and religious rifts make reconciliation and
transition to peace difficult. The lack of basic physical
infrastructure and institutional capacity, particularly in
the south, impede economic and social development. Extremely
high rates of illiteracy, limited access to basic education,
high rates of child mortality and infectious diseases, an
emerging HIV/AIDS threat, lack of economic opportunities,
poor quality agricultural production and inaccessible markets
are legacies from years of conflict and developmental neglect.
Some southern communities have begun rebuilding education
and health services but require expanded support to achieve
effective and efficient services. The U.S. national interests are to achieve a durable peace
and to end state sponsorship of international terrorism. U.S.
humanitarian objectives include ensuring unimpeded access
in the delivery of humanitarian and development assistance,
while human rights goals include ensuring ethnic and religious
tolerance among all groups in Sudan. A peaceful Sudan is important
to the United States to promote regional stability in the
volatile Horn of Africa. |