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04DUBLIN850
2004-06-03 14:35:00
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Embassy Dublin
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DARFUR: IRISH EU PRESIDENCY STRONGLY ENGAGED

Tags:  PREL EAID PHUM PROV 
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UNCLAS DUBLIN 000850 

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DEPT PLEASE PASS ALL AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC POSTS COLLECTIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM PROV
SUBJECT: DARFUR: IRISH EU PRESIDENCY STRONGLY ENGAGED

REF: STATE 122317

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000850

SIPDIS

DEPT PLEASE PASS ALL AFRICAN DIPLOMATIC POSTS COLLECTIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM PROV
SUBJECT: DARFUR: IRISH EU PRESIDENCY STRONGLY ENGAGED

REF: STATE 122317


1. Poloff delivered reftel points to Don Sexton, of the
Emergency and Recovery Unit in the DFA's Development
Cooperation Division, on June 3. Sexton said Ireland agreed
with the urgency of the situation and was participating in
the Donor's Consultative Meeting on Darfur in Geneva today in
both its Presidential and national capacities.


2. Sexton said that Development Minister Tom Kitt, speaking
at the Geneva meeting on behalf of the EU Development
Ministers, will announce 10 million Euro in new funding
through ECHO, on top of the 3.2 million Euro already given in
support of humanitarian operations. Ireland itself has
pledged an additional 1.5 million Euro, on top of the 1
million Euro they announced a few weeks ago, of which 750,000
Euro went to the consolidated appeal. Sexton pointed out
that Irish NGOs are strongly engaged on Darfur, which
explains the large Irish contribution relative to the EU as a
whole.


3. EU Development Ministers, meeting in Dublin on June 1,
discussed Darfur before Kitt traveled to Geneva for the
meeting today. Sexton reported that Kitt had spoken recently
with USAID Andrew Natsios regarding Darfur and that they were
together in Geneva now.


4. Key issues for the EU are human security and protection,
humanitarian access and protection for aid workers, and
respect for human rights. Sexton noted that the Africa Union
requested funding to support deployment of its "cease-fire
mechanism" in Darfur. EU Development Ministers have approved
the request, which is being fast-tracked through the EU's
Africa Peace Facility now.
KENNY