Saturday 29 June 2013

News from Sudan.

Gedarif State Exports 1.5 Million Head of Sheep and Camels
Khartoum - Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries in Gedarif State confirmed its intention to eliminate all diseases of herd by launching vaccination campaign in the state.
Minister of Livestock, Osama Al-Hassan reviewed, before the Legislative Council, the performance statement of his ministry for the first quarter of 2013, indicating that the performance reached 97% of the planned.
The minister pointed out that the state had exported more than five hundred thousand head of sheep and six hundred and fifty camels, in addition to the training of cadres, care of fish breeding and animal health.
Members praised the statement, calling for the need to pay attention to the provision of water for the livestock sector. The council referred the statement to the competent committee to write a report about it and present it to the Council for endorsement.

By Najat Ahmed, 03/06/2013
UNDP Says Sudan Qualified to be Development Pioneer in Region
Khartoum - Magdi Hassan Yassin, State Minister of Finance, pointed out the importance of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in supporting the efforts of development and humanitarian aid in Sudan.
Meeting with UNDP's resident Country Director Seyad Agha, The Minister revealed a strategy prepared by his ministry and other concerned government bodies to organize foreign aid and benefit from it in supporting development, financing real sectors, and realizing added value from them.
Yassin explained that the strategy is in latest preparation stages and he called on The UNDP to continue its cooperation with Sudan and provide more assistance. He also commended the efforts of Agha whose mandate in Sudan has come to an end.
Sudan, given its various resources, is qualified to be one of the pioneer countries in the Arab and African regions in different development fields, said Agha and he expressed readiness to provide more support.
He pointed out the importance of the coordinating UN agency and international donor efforts to help Sudan implement its plans in economic and social fields as well as coordinating humanitarian aid and taking it from the relief phase to that of development.
Sudan, Agha added, is qualified to realize an added value in the agricultural field through agricultural manufacturing and opening up new opportunities for labor and employment.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Yousif Abdallah Alhussein, stressed the significance of The UNDP in coordinating humanitarian aid efforts in the country and he pointed out the importance of its efforts in supporting the government's effort to direct investment towards productive sectors.

By Ibrahim Al-Jack, 11 hours 35 minutes ago 

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