Emergency Grant Aid for the Electoral Process in the Republic of the Sudan

October 16, 2009
Japanese

On October 16, the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency grant aid amounting to approximately 10 million USD (1.03 billion JPY) to support the implementation of the elections in the Republic of the Sudan to be conducted in April 2010. This assistance, which will be provided through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is the largest-scale contribution among Japan’s electoral assistances ever provided in Africa.
The implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Sudan is currently entering a critical stage. The Government of Japan has been actively contributing to the steady implementation of the CPA in such areas as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). This assistance for the elections is also part of these efforts.
The Government of Japan strongly hopes that progress be made in the democratization in Sudan through a fair and smooth electoral process in accordance with the planned schedule. Japan also hopes that both the North and the South continue to cooperate to ensure the steady implementation of the CPA, including the referendum in 2011 for the people in South Sudan. For this purpose, the Government of Japan intends to further strengthen its dialogues with the two sides.

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