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UN humanitarian relief to include Nuba Mountains

    NAIROBI
    The UN last Tuesday officially transmitted a report on the findings of its humanitarian mission in the Nuba Mountains to the Government of Sudan and the leadership of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). Following this mission, for the first time ever, the UN humanitarian programme for Sudan will next year include multi-sectoral assistance for populations in the Nuba Mountains, a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated on Wednesday. The Nuba Mountain programme, with an estimated budget of US $10 million, will be included in the Inter-Agency Consolidated Appeal for Sudan for the year 2000 “to address essential humanitarian needs as well as medium-term recovery and rehabilitation needs”, he added. The UN should strive to address initiatives in both government and SPLM areas of the region “as a single aid and rehabilitation programme that promotes the peace process through preventive development initiatives”, the mission report stated.

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