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$4.5 Billion in Aid Pledged For Postwar Efforts in Sudan By Glenn Kessler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 13, 2005; Page A11 OSLO, April 12 -- Nations and international organizations on Tuesday pledged $4.5 billion over three years to help southern Sudan build government institutions and alleviate poverty as it recovers from a two-decade civil war. The bulk of the money will come from the United States, which promised $1 billion to $2 billion, including humanitarian relief. Robert B. Zoellick, the deputy secretary of state, said continued support would depend on whether the Sudanese government acts quickly to end a separate conflict in Darfur, in western Sudan, which has killed tens of thousands of people since 2003. "There is a chance to save this country," Zoellick said, calling the current moment "a time for choosing for Sudan." He said the country could take an upward spiral toward peace or a downward spiral "back into the depths." Zoellick will travel later this week to Khartoum, Sudan's capital, and to the southern part of the country and Darfur. During the Oslo conference, he met with key officials who took part in the peace process during the civil war. That conflict pitted the Islamic government in the north against rebels based in the mostly animist and Christian south, leaving 2 million people dead, primarily from famine and disease, and 4 million homeless. The United Nations and the World Bank had estimated that the two formerly warring parties need $7.9 billion to build roads and schools, improve health care and boost economic growth over the next three years. Much of that will be funded through a plan to share Sudan's oil riches, but a gap of $2.6 billion remained to be filled through international donations. Among the pledges, the European Commission promised about $765 million, Britain $545 million, Norway $250 million and the Netherlands $220 million. Zoellick told reporters he believed that other donors shared his view that continued support depended on ending the violence in Darfur. "I would like to see improvement as soon as we can," he said. "We are watching events day by day, and we and others know when things aren't going right." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
