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DDDC Facilitates Consultation with Internally Displaced Persons in El Fasher
10/28/2008
El Fasher Internally Displaced Persons meet to discuss and put forward
solutions to achieve sustainable peace and reconciliation in Darfur.
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
DDDC Facilitates Consultation with Internally Displaced Persons in El Fasher
EL FASHER, NORTH DARFUR – More than 50 Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) met today at the El Fasher University Siddig Abdalla Conference Hall to openly discuss and collectively put forward concrete solutions to achieve sustainable peace and reconciliation in Darfur.
During day one of the two-day consultation, facilitated by the Darfur – Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC), an autonomous and non-politicized process owned by Darfurians, participants discussed a wide range of topics and peacefully came to consensus on common ground issues, including security and administration and democracy.
All of the consultation participants reside in the El Fasher area Abu Shouk, Al Salaam, and Zam Zam IDP camps, home to more then 150,000 Darfurians.
In collaboration with the University Center for Peace and Development Studies in Nyala and El Fasher and in coordination with the United Nations – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Civil Affairs Department, the DDDC is facilitating consultations with specific stakeholders, including IDP, tribal leaders, women, and youth, in North and South Darfur.
By facilitating a broad and inclusive consultation process, the DDDC is helping Darfurians discuss and find solutions to the root causes of the conflict in Darfur. Working closely with its partners and stakeholders, the DDDC will feed Darfurian views learned during consultations into the Darfur peace process.
Seeking peace and reconciliation through dialogue and mediation to resolve conflict within and between communities is a deeply rooted Darfurian tradition. By engaging conflicting groups, restoring confidence, building trust, and promoting open and transparent dialogue to overcome grievances and agree on common grounds to achieve sustainable peace, the DDDC is a continuation of this tradition.
The El Fasher IDP consultation is the final in a series of six consultations facilitated by the DDDC during October. The DDDC has begun preparing for additional Darfur consultations slated for November.
Please visit www.dddc.org to read reports on consultation outcomes and for more information on the DDDC.
Contact: Joel Frushone, frushone@dddc.org
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