Sudan, Peacekeepers to Appeal for $1.43 Billion for Darfur Water

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The United Nations and African Union mission in Darfur said it will work with Sudan’s government to try to raise $1.43 billion for water projects in the western Sudanese region at a donors conference in June.

“The scarcity of water and lack of water management in Darfur, compounded with a fast-growing population, has contributed to conflict in Darfur,” the peacekeeping mission, based in El Fasher in North Darfur state, said today in an e-mailed statement.