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Press Advisory: African Union Panel on Darfur El Fasher Hearing
06/19/2009
High–level African Union Panel on Darfur (AUPD) to hold third hearing.
Saturday, June 20, 2009, El Fasher, North Darfur.
Contact: Joel Frushone, frushone@dddc.org, +249.123.009.150, or +249.922.042.808.
El Fasher, Darfur, SUDAN – In continued efforts to foster dialogue and find solutions to the root causes of the conflict in Darfur, the high–level African Union Panel on Darfur (AUPD) will hold its third hearing on Saturday, June 20, 2009, in El Fasher, North Darfur.
The AUPD is chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, and includes former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, former Nigerian President Abdulsalami Abubakar, Zambian Justice Florence Mumba, and other African dignitaries.
The AUPD is hold hearings to listen to the voices of Darfurians and other stakeholders to determine how best to expedite the peace process to create conditions conducive to promote justice, healing, and reconciliation in Darfur.
Having already conducted hearings with native administrators, women, youth, and representatives from the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) in the village of En Siro, North Darfur, and with Sudan political parties in Khartoum, last week, the AUPD travels to El Fasher on Saturday, June 20, 2009, for a hearing with a wide–variety of stakeholders from across North Darfur.
The hearing will take place at the United Nations – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters in El Fasher, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Darfur – Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC), an autonomous, inclusive, non-partisan process mandated to enable Darfurians to voice their opinions and views to achieve sustainable peace and reconciliation in the region, is mobilizing and bringing together stakeholders, including internally displaced persons (IDP), tribal leaders, native administrators, political parties, armed groups, and civil society groups, to participate in the AUPD hearings.
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.
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