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How NGOs lined up on the MOU

Of the NGOs active in the coordination body, Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), 11 refused to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, namely: CARE International, MSF-Holland, German Agro Action, Healthnet, Oxfam, Save the Children (UK), Veterinaires sans frontieres (Belgium and Germany), World Vision, Medecins du Monde and the Carter Center. Sixteen NGOs active in the OLS chose to sign the agreement. They included: ADRA, AMREF, AAH, ARC, ACROSS, CRS, CCM, International Aid Sweden, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Medair, MSF-Belgium, Norwegian Church Aid, Radda Baren (Save the Children - Sweden), Tear Fund and Veterinaires sans frontieres (VSF) Switzerland. Some 22 NGOs who do not operate within the OLS umbrella, including MSF France and Switzerland, signed the agreement with the SRRA, as did eight indigenous NGOs.


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