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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.
DPDO News
DPDO receives $7,600 from New Jersey community
March 9th, 2009DPDO recently received $7,600 worth of donations from the Englewood, New Jersey community. The drive for donations was organized by 16-year-old Kathryn Cooperman. For her Sweet Sixteen party in February, Kathryn requested that her family and friends make a donation to DPDO’s Solar Cooker Program instead of giving her traditional birthday gifts.
Kathryn has been involved in Darfur relief and advocacy efforts for the past three years. She was deeply moved when she learned about the Solar Cooker Program and how it prevented women from having to take dangerous treks outside their camps to collect firewood. She inspired her community members with her selflessness and commitment to this important cause. The $7,600 that Kathryn raised will help provide solar cooker training and materials to hundreds of families in Darfur IDP’s camps. DPDO is very grateful to Kathryn and her friends and family for their generosity.
Click ‘Continue Reading’ to view a letter from Kathryn explaining why she became involved in the Darfur cause.
Container of tents, clothes, and supplies will arrive in Darfur in March
February 24th, 2009DPDO has facilitated the shipment of 185 boxes of clothing and school supplies, 200 tents, and 120 computers to Darfur. The container departed the US in early January and will arrive in Darfur approximately mid-March for distribution. Keep updated on delivery and distribution at DPDO’s blog
DPDO’s Washington, DC office is moving
February 13th, 2009Dear Supporters,
As of Monday, February 16th, DPDO’s DC office will be located at the following address:
* 1050 17th St. NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC 20036
All mail can still be directed to:
* Darfur Peace & Development
P.O. Box 90
Washington, DC 20044
Recent News
UNAMID says ‘low intensity’ characterization of Darfur has been misunderstood
May 4th, 2009May 4, 2009 (PARIS) — The spokesperson of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said today that the report presented last week by its civilian leader to the UN Security Council describing the situation in Darfur as a “low-intensity conflict” has been misunderstood.
Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada, the ex-Congolese diplomat who is the top representative of the peacekeepers, said last Monday that some 130-150 people were dying each month due to violence in Darfur, versus the tens of thousands who were killed in 2003-2004. The number includes civilians, fighters and peacekeepers themselves, he added.
Darfur displaced dismiss UN-AU monthly death figures
May 3rd, 2009May 3, 2009 (NYALA) – A prominent figure among the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Darfur criticized statements made by the African Union-United Nations joint envoy in Darfur saying that violence in the war-torn region has subsided substantially.
Speaking before the UN Security Council, Rodolphe Adada said last Monday that some 130-150 people were dying each month due to violence in Darfur, versus the tens of thousands who were killed in 2003-2004. The number includes civilians, fighters and peacekeepers themselves, he added.
US appoints new charge d’ affaires to Sudan
May 2nd, 2009May 1, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – The US has tapped a new diplomat to head its mission in the East African state of Sudan, according to a news report.
The London based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper quoting sources at the State department said that Robert Whitehead will become the new charge d’ affaires effective May 1st to replace Alberto Fernandez who headed this post since 2007.
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