Cabinet Approves Draft Policy And Strategy For IGAD Disaster Response Fund
The Council of Ministers in its regular session Chaired by the President Salva Kiir on Friday passed a draft policy and strategy for IGAD disaster responds fund presented by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Joseph Lual Acuil. 20 April 2013 By Juma John Stephen JUBA, 20 April 2013 (Gurtong) – The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin gave the press statement after the meeting. “The Council of Ministers approved the annual commitment to pay to IGAD about $ 123,817 US dollars this is to meet the disaster respond strategy within the IGAD Countries this is required from the seven IGAD members where South Sudan is a member,” Dr. Barnaba said. “It also urged the payment of our membership fee to IGAD countries. The membership fee of South Sudan to IGAD will cost us about 686, 738 US dollars,” he said. The Council of Ministers further approved four months report of the Ministry of High Education Science and Technology on the faith of Science students who are studying in Upper Nile and Bahr El Ghazal Universities. “The Minister is instructed to make arrangements so that these students can come to University of Juba School of Medicine to continue their studies. While more arrangements are being made in those medical colleges,” Dr. Marial added. “The Council is prepared and interest to see the possibility of paying loans to students so that each student will be able to champion his/her own education. At the end when they graduation and get a job these money can be paid back little by little,” he said. The Minister of High Education Science and Technology, Joseph Lual Acuil raised an issue of loan to students to the Council to discuss and it was passed. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
