Carter center to shut down its office in Khartoum ArticleComments (0) email Emailprint PrintpdfSaveseparationincreasedecreaseseparationseparation February 26, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The Carter Center has decided to close its office in Khartoum which carried out activities under the name "The Democratic Program" by the end of next March, the government disclosed today.
JPEG - 30.7 kb The former United States president Jimmy Carter who founded this non-profit organization with his wife in the 80's informed Sudan's foreign ministry that the move was dictated by financial reasons, saying he failed to secure additional funds to run the office. The foreign ministry spokesperson, Abu Bakr al-Sideeg, expressed regret for the decision as he declared that they received an official notice from the center. He told reporters on Wednesday that despite the closure the center will not sever ties with Sudan adding that representatives from the center will continue to visit Khartoum to follow developments in the country. Al-Sideeg said that Khartoum was hoping the center could continue its work to follow drafting of a permanent constitution, praising the role played by the center since its office in Sudan was opened. Since March, 2013, the center has worked in coordination with Sudan's Consultative Council for Human Rights (CCHR) to monitor preparations for ratifying the permanent constitution. In partnership with Emory University, the Carter Center works to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering. Since 1995, the Carter Center has worked to help reduce cases of Guinea worm disease in Sudan and South Sudan through its Guinea Worm Eradication Program. It organized a team with more than 70 observers who monitored the 2010 election process in all 25 states in Sudan. Last year, the Carter Center launched a series of dialogues between prominent leaders from Sudan and South Sudan, aimed at strengthening peace and creating lasting understanding between the two countries. (ST) -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opAP9J21PnbeG8_2kGb3ejgFTi_y%2BYwvunhreQJL3wELg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
