Sudan Promises to Fill Gap Left by NGOs
According to a United Nations’ (UN) top humanitarian official, the UN and the Sudanese government do not have the capacity to fill all the gaps left by NGOs asked to stop working in Sudan.
"We do not, as the UN system, the NGOs do not ... and the [Sudanese] government does not have the capacity to replace all the activities that have been going on, certainly not on any short- or medium-term basis," says John Holmes.
Meanwhile, aSudanese employee of an international NGO has been quoted as saying, "I want to work again, to carry on my job, but we fear the government sees us as traitors because we worked for those they say were spies."
The comment follows Sudan’s decision to expel 13 international NGOs after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Omar el-Bashir on war crimes charges on 4 March.
To read the article titled, “We will fill the aid gaps, government insists,” click here.
"We do not, as the UN system, the NGOs do not ... and the [Sudanese] government does not have the capacity to replace all the activities that have been going on, certainly not on any short- or medium-term basis," says John Holmes.
Meanwhile, aSudanese employee of an international NGO has been quoted as saying, "I want to work again, to carry on my job, but we fear the government sees us as traitors because we worked for those they say were spies."
The comment follows Sudan’s decision to expel 13 international NGOs after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Omar el-Bashir on war crimes charges on 4 March.
To read the article titled, “We will fill the aid gaps, government insists,” click here.
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