Darfur Peace & Development is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with headquarters in Washington, DC and offices in Khartoum and El Fasher Sudan.
DPDO provides humanitarian and development assistance to the victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan without regard to ethnicity, gender, age or religious beliefs.
DPDO works to foster reconciliation, to facilitate just governance and to enable Darfurians to rebuild their homeland in effective, sustainable ways.
DPDO also promotes awareness of the crisis in the United States and advocates for a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
12/19/08 - ICC denies date set for judges’ decision on Bashir warrant
December 17, 2008 (PARIS) The International Criminal Court (ICC) denied reports that a date has been set for issuing an arrest warrant against Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir.
“No date regarding the judges’ decision has ever been given by the office of the prosecutor” a statement sent by the Hague based court to Sudan Tribune.
“The decision on the request for an arrest warrant against President Al Bashir is now in the hands of the Judges”.
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12/18/08 - More Ethiopian Troops Arrive in Darfur
More than 300 Ethiopian troops arrived in Darfur over the last two days to boost the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union force, known as UNAMID, deployed earlier this year in an attempt to suppress the violence and humanitarian suffering in the war-torn Sudanese region.
More personnel from the Ethiopian Infantry Battalion are expected to land in El Geneina, West Darfur by the end of the week.
Their principal duties will include conduct(...read more...)
12/18/08 - Ongoing Darfur Conflict Threatens UN-African Union Mission, Aid Efforts - Ban
Violent clashes between the warring factions in conflict-ravaged Darfur threaten humanitarian work and the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in the Sudanese region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in his latest report on the mission, urging all parties to end hostilities immediately.
Fighting on the western flank of Sudan "and displacement continue, humanitarian operations are at risk, clashes between the parties occur with r(...read more...)
12/18/08 - Sudan dismisses documentation of army’s role in Darfur slave-taking
December 17, 2008 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Foreign Ministry today dismissed documentation of the Sudanese army’s role in systematic abduction of civilians in Darfur for the purposes of sexual slavery and forced labour, but not did refer specifically to any of the cases pointed to in the report.
Field research in Darfur conducted by the Darfur Consortium over the last two years indicated that “many hundreds of people have been abducted during the course(...read more...)
