Bank Website Will Monitor Donor Funding of Sudan’s Reconstruction

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August 25, 2006—The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan's People Liberation Movement/Army (SPLAM/A) on January 9, 2005 ended 21 years of fighting that devastated a significant part of Africa's largest country and deprived the rest of stability, growth and development. The Sudanese people have paid a terrible price. More than two million people died, four million were uprooted, and some 600,000 people sought shelter beyond Sudan's borders as refugees.

To meet the extraordinary challenges in rebuilding the country, the Sudan Multi-Donor Trust Funds (MDTFs) were created. The funds are a means for donors to coordinate the reconstruction and development needs of both Northern and Southern Sudan.

The MDTFs are funded by donor countries and managed by two technical secretariats, one for the MDTF-National, which focuses on war-affected areas of Northern states (based in Khartoum), and a second MDTF-Southern Sudan (based in Juba). The two trust funds provide funding for priority projects and programs that are both pro-peace and pro-poor.

Over $500 million have been pledged to the two MDTFs. The donors include The Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, European Commission, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Iceland, and Greece. Saudi Arabia also pledged $50 million, and the World Bank made a historic commitment of $10 million from its net income.

The trust funds originate from the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) coordinated by the World Bank and UN to assess Sudan’s need over the six-year interim period after the signing of the peace accord. The trust funds are administered by the World Bank, working together with UN partners, donors, civil society, and the respective governments.

The new MDTF website is a resource for monitoring the activities of the funds and finding information on their operational implications. It describes functions and records achievements of the technical secretariats administering the funds, and tries to keep stakeholders updated on progress as well as the sources and uses of the trust funds.

In short, the website will provide a public record of Multi-donor Trust Fund actions and outputs for partners and others with interest in Sudan’s post-conflict recovery and development.

Visit the website at www.mdtfsudan.org.