Sudan: Water for Peace in Darfur
The link between water and peace inspired the AU-UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) to collaborate with the Sudanese government to develop a stable and equitable water service system in Darfur.
Water distribution by UNAMID in Tora, Northern Darfur
A woman collects water from a distribution site in Darfur.
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Sudan:
Darfur Water Conference Concludes With Pledges From Nation And Donors
Sudan Tribune, 28 June 2011
The two-day conference on Darfur water ended Tuesday in Khartoum with pledges to implement projects in the arid region where the scarcity of water is seen as a reason of the eight… Read more »
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Sudan:
International Effort Launched to Tackle Water Scarcity And Conflict in Darfur
Unamid, 27 June 2011
The United Nations and the Sudan Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources today launched an appeal to reverse the rapidly declining water supply in Darfur and in doing so to… Read more »
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Sudan:
International Water Conference Attracts Commitments to Stable Water Supply
Unamid, 28 June 2011
The Government of Sudan and major donors and organizations expressed their intention to make significant pledges to the global appeal launched at the Darfur International… Read more »
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Sudan:
Darfur - UN-Backed Conference On Water Resource Management Opens
UN News, 27 June 2011
A United Nations-sponsored conference on the management of water resources in Sudan's troubled and arid region of Darfur opened today with delegates expected to tackle the problem… Read more »
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Sudan:
Water for Peace in Darfur
Daily Trust, 27 June 2011
From the air, Darfur appears to be a desert. In rural Darfur, residents use about eight to 12 litres of water each day for domestic purposes and livelihoods, less than the amount a… Read more »
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Sudan:
Disarmament Programme Helps Bring Water to Former Fighters
Unamid, 20 June 2011
Residents of the village of Ararri, 45 km north of El Fasher in North Darfur, yesterday celebrated the reopening of their school, completed as part of a project supported by… Read more »