Road map for Darfur security arrangements ready to be implemented: DRA

The Sudanese presidency and the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) have agreed on the road map and schedules for the implementation of the security arrangements as stipulated in the Doha document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD). The two parties decided to start with the practical implementation of the security arrangements immediately upon securing the necessary funds. On Tuesday, First Vice-President Bakri Hassan Saleh and the head of the DRA, Dr Tijani Sese, discussed the obstacles facing the implementation of the DDPD. Sese told the media after the meeting with the First Vice-President, that he explained to Saleh that insecurity and tribal conflicts form the main obstacles for the DDPD implementation. Vice-President Saleh stressed the importance of activating the role of the native administration in the region, in order to reduce the tribal conflicts and repair the social fabric. Saleh promised to work on the difficulties facing the native administration as one of the most important pillars of the Darfur society. Sese also said that he briefed the First Vice-President on the outputs of the Nyala Conference on Social Peace, held between 4-6 January, and that will be repeated in each of the other four Darfur States, in preparation for the overall Darfur Conference on Social Peace that will be convened in the coming weeks in Khartoum. Nyala Conference on Social Peace At the closure of the Nyala Conference on Social Peace on Monday, Sese called on the people of Darfur to change the reality in the region and work on the realisation of a climate of peaceful coexistence among all components of the Darfuri society. He acknowledged the recommendations of the participants, noting that the challenges facing the region are the achievement of social peace, and called on the leaders in Darfur to not to search for personal interests but work impartially for the benefit of their people. Sese pledged to face the warring Rizeigat and Ma’alia tribes, the Gimir, Beni Halba, Taaysha, Salamat, and Misseriya after the overall Darfur Conference on Social Peace in Khartoum. The governor of south Darfur, Maj. Gen. Adam Mahmoud Jarelnabi, pledged the realisation of justice, “whatever efforts it will cost” and stressed the need for tolerance and mutual respect between the tribes. He noted that South Darfur has been plagued by conflict, but, he added, “We are now on the proper way to leave the armed conflicts behind us”. The head of the DRA will travel on Wednesday to Doha, the capital of Qatar, accompanied by the head of the Darfur Peace Follow-up Office, Dr Amin Hassan Omar, for a five-day visit within the framework of enforcement and follow-up of the DDPD. File photo Related:Commission discusses progress of Darfur peace agreement (17 December 2013) DRA begins reconstruction programme (3 December 2013) Darfur Regional Authority’s Assembly concludes third session with recommendations (25 November 2013)Sudan’s former LJM rebels sign final security arrangements (20 November 2013)