GNU Forms DDR Council per CPA

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 000598 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PINR MOPS SU SUBJECT: GNU Forms DDR Council per CPA ¶1. On February 18, Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar al-Bashir established the National Council for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Coordination. As outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),Section 25.1 of the ceasefire agreement, this council will approve state plans, establish general policies, supervise implementation, coordinate with other organizations, and review and evaluate the progress of DDR programs. The council will make regular reports to the Presidency. The presidential decree establishing the council does not vary from the requirements as indicated in the CPA. ¶2. Members of the council were named based upon their positions, as called for in the CPA, with additional advisors to be named later. The council membership is as follows, with party affiliation noted: Minister of the Presidency of the Republic, Maj. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih (NCP) (Former Minister of Defense), Chair Minister of Federal Government, Abdel Basit Salih Sabdarat (NCP) Minister of National Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein (NCP) Minister of Finance and National Economy, El Zubeir Mohamed el Hassan (NCP) Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Kosti Manibi (SPLM) Minister of Labor, Maj. Alison Manani Magaya (NCP - Southerner) Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Affairs, Samiya Ahmed Mohamed (NCP) Minister of State for the Interior, Aleu Ayieny Aleu (SPLM) Minister of State for International Cooperation, Barnaba Marial Benjamin (SPLM) Government of Southern Sudan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Arther Akuein Shol (SPLM) Chief of Staff, Sudan Armed Forces, Hag Hamad El-Jailey (NCP) Chief of Staff, Sudan People's Liberation Army, Oyai Deng Ajak (SPLM) General Commissioner for DDR, Northern States, Dr. Solaf El-Din Salah (NCP) General Commissioner for DDR, Southern States, Arob Mayak (SPLM) WHITAKER