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USAID Rep/Sudan Links

USAID representative for sudan:

  • Allan Reed

Local Address:

  • USAID Rep/Sudan
    Kasarani Road
    P.O. Box 30261
    00100 GPO
    Nairobi
    Kenya
    Tel: 254-286-2400, 2402
    Fax: 254-286-2390

From the US:

  • USAID Rep/Sudan
    Unit 64102
    APO AE 09831-4102

USAID/Washington Desk Officer:

USAID's Strategy in Sudan

The Office of the USAID Representative for Sudan is co-located in Nairobi with REDSO/ESA, the DCHA/OFDA Africa Regional Office and USAID/Kenya. For current information regarding programs and reports from the Office of the USAID Representative for Sudan, please visit the Sudan: A Reinvigorated Commitment web site.

Map showing Darfur region of SudanDarfur Humanitarian Emergency The humanitarian emergency in Darfur is a direct result of violence and harassment directed toward the Fur, Zaghawa, and Masaalit civilian groups by Government of Sudan (GOS) forces and GOS-supported militia groups collectively known as Jingaweit. [more info]

Sudan is engaged in peace negotiations after 20 years of civil war. Agreements provide for freedom of religion, self-determination for the southern Sudanese within a national unity government, unlimited humanitarian access and a cessation of hostilities during negotiations. The U.S.-supported cease-fire in the Nuba Mountains permitted humanitarian assistance deliveries to this long-isolated region. Stable southern areas have experienced some economic recovery, with food surpluses produced in the Western Equatoria region. However, enormous development challenges still exist. Intermittent conflict, related human rights abuses, and deep ethnic and religious rifts make reconciliation and transition to peace difficult. The lack of basic physical infrastructure and institutional capacity, particularly in the south, impede economic and social development. Extremely high rates of illiteracy, limited access to basic education, high rates of child mortality and infectious diseases, an emerging HIV/AIDS threat, lack of economic opportunities, poor quality agricultural production and inaccessible markets are legacies from years of conflict and developmental neglect. Some southern communities have begun rebuilding education and health services but require expanded support to achieve effective and efficient services.

The U.S. national interests are to achieve a durable peace and to end state sponsorship of international terrorism. U.S. humanitarian objectives include ensuring unimpeded access in the delivery of humanitarian and development assistance, while human rights goals include ensuring ethnic and religious tolerance among all groups in Sudan. A peaceful Sudan is important to the United States to promote regional stability in the volatile Horn of Africa.

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