KHARTOUM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese Health Ministry said five people died of influenza A/H1N1 and 145 cases were confirmed in the country, Khartoum's Al Ahdath daily reported Monday.
The paper quoted Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Health Kamal Abdul-Ghader as saying that "all cases came from outside Sudan."
He said his ministry has set up 13 centers for the infected people in Khartoum, besides one center in each state of the country, according to the report.
"There are measures to prevent the spread of the disease through surveillance at airports," he was quoted as saying.
He added that the ministry was planning to import vaccines in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Source:news.xinhuanet.com/english/
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Showing posts with label Sudanese refugees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sudanese refugees. Show all posts
Monday, December 28, 2009
Darfur mediation urges Sudan to create conducive environment for peace talks

December 27, 2009 (DOHA) — Darfur peace mediation today has urged the Sudanese government to create a conducive environment before to start peace talks which would take place during the last week of January in Doha.
Sudanese advisor to the president, Ghazi Salah AlDeen Al-Attabani (R), meets with Joint United Nations and African Union mediator for Darfur Djibril Bassole in Khartoum on July 15, 2009. (Getty) The Sudanese Presidential Adviser, Ghazi Salah Al-Deen Attabani who is in charge with Darfur dossier held today a working session with Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Djibrill Bassolé, the AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur.
The meeting tackled the ongoing preparations for the upcoming peace talks between government and rebels delegations scheduled to start on January 24.
"The Mediation strongly recommended that the Government do everything possible to create a climate of trust and a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflict, particularly in the areas of security and freedom of movement, as stipulated in UNSC resolution 1769 and the Goodwill and Confidence Building Agreement signed in Doha on 17 February 2009," said a statement released today by the mediation.
Despite Khartoum statements on readiness to hold talks with the rebel groups, the Sudanese government refused to release some hundred fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in accordance with a confidence building agreement asking them to sign a ceasefire first.
Also, the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement of Abdel Wahid Al-Nur and other rebel groups ask the government to improve the security conditions before talks but the government army and militias attacked several times their position in the troubled region.
The mediation also informed the Sudanese delegation about the resolutions of a conference it had organized in Doha for Darfur civil society and requested "the Government to take into consideration the aspirations expressed by the people of Darfur."
The four day meeting, held by the mediation in order to identify the means for supporting the peace process, called for a ceasefire and urged the stakeholders to work with the mediation to reach a lasting peace agreement.
After discussing the upcoming electoral process with the government delegation, the mediation said hoping that the "ongoing peace negotiations will continue so as to enable all the Darfur population to partake in the April 2010 elections in a free and democratic manner."
Contested in the past by the rebel groups among skepticism from some regional powers, the Doha process is seen now as the most viable approach to end the six year conflict as it conjugates the efforts of the African Union and the Arab League with the support of the international community and adherence of rebel groups.
Last week, the UN Secretary General reiterated the support of the international community to the Doha process and the joint mediator while he hailed the holistic approach of Mbeki for the resolution of Sudanese crisis "By giving Mr. Bassole our unequivocal support, we will send a strong message to all parties that they must engage in the negotiations he is leading" he said.
Source:sudantribune.com/
Sudan: Local languages in schools to promote better understanding

Southern Sudan nationals have expressed satisfaction over the introduction of local languages into their school curricula by the ministry of education. They say it will help their children to study better.
Amos Longwa, a parent and also chairperson of Magwe parents association in southern Sudan said, "We are happy about the development. English is a foreign language which is not easliy learnt by children in primary schools. The children will learn better in their local languages."
The Minister of Education in the southern Sudan, Job Dhoruai, said during an interview that "the introduction of mother tongue languages into the curricula, in primary one to primary three levels, is in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The government is committed to the language policy. The teaching of mother tongue during the formative years in school can increase children’s understanding."
He said that encouraging mother tongue use is also the easiest way to end illiteracy in the Southern Sudan.
This effort has been praised by observers who believe that local languages as part of a wider school curricula will also help students discover the various mindsets that constitute their environment and promote national cohesion.
Among the languages to start with is the Muru language. Over eight thousand text books in Muru have been produced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Simon Okello, a primary teacher in Bol primary school in southern Sudan said "It has not been easy to teach in English in primary one and two. Introducing local languages in primary schools will make our work easier."
Source:en.afrik.com/
AU Security Council call for peace talks in SUDAN
The members of the Security Council have called on all parties to engage in peace talks in Sudan.
Their call came after they received a briefing from former South African President Thabo Mbeki and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on 21 December on the report and recommendations of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel on Darfur, and subsequent decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council.
The members of the Security Council welcomed the report and underlined their appreciation for the balanced and comprehensive nature of the recommendations to promote peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur and Sudan as a whole.
According to a press statement, “They looked forward to the implementation of a holistic approach to the problems facing Sudan and supported efforts aimed at the peaceful and democratic transformation of Sudan, in line with the provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.”
The members of the Security Council agreed with the report that the causes and consequences of the conflict in Darfur have yet to be addressed.
They reiterated their support for United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), and for the work of the United Nations-African Union Joint Chief Mediator, Djibril Bassolé, to promote a lasting political settlement for Darfur.
They also reiterated their call for all parties that have not yet done so to fully commit to and participate in peace talks.
The members of the Security Council called for the Government of Sudan and other parties in Sudan and the region to work with President Mbeki and his colleagues in coordination with the international community as appropriate.
Source:gazettebw.com/
Their call came after they received a briefing from former South African President Thabo Mbeki and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on 21 December on the report and recommendations of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel on Darfur, and subsequent decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council.
The members of the Security Council welcomed the report and underlined their appreciation for the balanced and comprehensive nature of the recommendations to promote peace, justice and reconciliation in Darfur and Sudan as a whole.
According to a press statement, “They looked forward to the implementation of a holistic approach to the problems facing Sudan and supported efforts aimed at the peaceful and democratic transformation of Sudan, in line with the provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.”
The members of the Security Council agreed with the report that the causes and consequences of the conflict in Darfur have yet to be addressed.
They reiterated their support for United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), and for the work of the United Nations-African Union Joint Chief Mediator, Djibril Bassolé, to promote a lasting political settlement for Darfur.
They also reiterated their call for all parties that have not yet done so to fully commit to and participate in peace talks.
The members of the Security Council called for the Government of Sudan and other parties in Sudan and the region to work with President Mbeki and his colleagues in coordination with the international community as appropriate.
Source:gazettebw.com/
Friday, December 11, 2009
Israel must do right by its Sudanese refugees

There are 2,500 people in Israel just like me - Christians from Southern Sudan who were persecuted brutally by the Khartoum government and who have always loved and admired the Jewish state. The Christians of Southern Sudan and the people of Israel share a great deal in common - religious heritage, a long memory of oppression, and the enmity of the worst regimes in the Middle East and Africa.
Sudanese refugees in Israel. "Egypt owes as much to them as we do."
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski
As a former child slave in Southern Sudan who now fights for two interrelated causes - the State of Israel and the abolition of slavery in the Muslim world - I want to tell the people of this country about my countrymen who are seeking refuge here.
They are not a threat to you; on the contrary, they are lovers of Zion and natural allies of the Jewish state. What's more, they are ready to be a bridge between this country and the independent nation of Southern Sudan that is waiting to be born a little over a year from now.
Thus, there are two reasons why Israel needs to do right by the refugees from Southern Sudan - for their sake and for the sake of Israel itself.
Currently some 6,000 Sudanese refugees reside in this country. About 3,500 of them are Muslims - the majority from Darfur. A significant percentage of the Darfur refugees have been given temporary political asylum. If Israel does not grant the 2,500 Southern Sudanese Christians similar protection, or special dispensation, and they are forced to return to Sudan anytime in the near future, they will face execution or long imprisonment. According to Sudanese law, the fact that they have set foot in Israel - loathed by Khartoum as the ultimate enemy - makes their "offense" extremely grave.
Yet after almost three years in this country, they remain in limbo - without asylum, without knowing if and when they may be sent out of the country, without knowing what the future holds. For now they possess three-month "conditional visas," which keeps them in a state of uncertainty; to give a minimal measure of stability to their lives, it is essential to extend these visas for six to 12 months.
THESE CHRISTIANS fled to Israel through Egypt in order to escape forced Islamization and possible enslavement. Crimes against humanity have a long history in Sudan; a little-known fact is that the number of Christian Sudanese victims of these enormities far exceeds that of the victims in Darfur. Between 1955 and 1972, the Muslim regime in Khartoum slaughtered nearly 1.5 million Southern Sudanese Christians. Between 1983 and 2005, 2 million more met the same fate. Another 100,000 (a conservative estimate) were enslaved in the north, and seven million were made refugees.
The government of Khartoum has long singled out Southern Sudanese Christians and accused them of being traitors, even agents of Israel. The regime regards this as the worst possible crime. However, this accusation is a source of stubborn pride to the Southern Sudanese who love Israel, who identify with Israel - and there are many who dream of visiting the Holy Land as pilgrims and tourists.
But again, protecting the Christian Southern Sudanese refugees is also in the enlightened self-interest of the State of Israel. In 2011 the Southern Sudanese will vote whether or not to remain as "one Sudan" united with the north or to secede and become a separate country. If the Christian Southern Sudanese vote for secession - a virtual certainty - they will have their own nation as a free people for the first time in history.
I know these people well. I know their leaders. I feel confident that a free Southern Sudan will be a strong ally of the State of Israel.
This alliance would reflect a regional catharsis. The 2,500 Christians from Southern Sudan now residing in Israel could be the link between Israel and this new Christian nation - a pillar of a new, friendly, mutually beneficial relationship, a beacon for the future.
Thus, I urge the people of Israel and their leaders to help resolve the Southern Sudanese refugees' situation, end their legal limbo and give them the tools they need to be productive - either in their adopted home or in their new state that will be born very soon.
The writer, who escaped child slavery in Southern Sudan and now lives in New York, speaks on behalf of Southern Sudanese victims at synagogues, yeshivot and evangelical churches across the US. In 2006 he was honored for his anti-slavery activism at the Anti-Defamation League's annual Concert Against Hate in Washington's Kennedy Center.
Source:jpost.com/
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