- The African Organization for Rights and Development hosts the Darfur Forum for Political Actors to discuss pressing humanitarian issues.
June 29, 2024 – Kampala Uganda:
With the attendance of 45 leaders and experts in various fields, including politics, media, human rights, and civil society organizations, the African Organization for Rights and Development organized a forum to discuss vital issues in Darfur.
The papers and sessions included in-depth analyses of administration and service provision, community crisis, humanitarian aid, refugee issues, and human rights.
Professor Nimr Abdel Rahman, the former governor of North Darfur State, spoke in his paper on administration and service provision, the situation in Darfur before and after the 15 war, while Dr. Zariba Ibrahim Zariba discussed the humanitarian aid paper (opportunities and challenges).
While in the third paper, Dr. Nasra Ibrahim addressed the issues of the community crisis in Darfur, while Engineer Hussein Hashim Timan, Head of the Coordination Department for Sudanese Refugees in Bialy, presented a comprehensive report on the conditions of Sudanese refugees in Bialy Kriandango camp.
In the final paper, Professor Rashid Mesbel presented an analysis on the issue of human rights and transitional justice in Darfur. The participants agreed to hold a second forum to be determined later for further discussion and to expand the scope of participation.