The US government has also agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to war victims in south Sudan, rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army leader John Garang told journalists in Nairobi on Saturday after meeting Albright. The Kenya Television Network (KTN) quoted Garang as saying the aid would be channelled through civil society and not the “various political factions”. He reiterated that IGAD would remain the “prime mover of peace” in Sudan. “We believe that the IGAD peace process is a serious one. It goes directly to the heart of the problem,” he said. “Any other peace initiatives are welcome and should be supportive of the IGAD peace process rather than competitive or parallel to it.”
This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions
Share this article
