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October 4, 2009

  Sudan currently holds USD$34 billion in debt, owed mostly to the IMF/World Bank, western Chinese and Arab creditors. And according to a recent policy report published by the IMF, of all countries, Sudan has the most overdue arrears to the Fund - owing 75% of the USD$2.09 billion in total back payments.
Now, with the global economic recession bringing down oil prices, Sudan's Minister of Finance, Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz is in Istanbul asking for a debt-relief package from the IMF and the World Bank. The borrowed funds were used against the interest of the people of Darfur-to fund the violence in the south and the genocide in the Darfur region.

The international community should link Sudan’s economic issues  with its human rights abuses. Unless the ruling party in  Khartoum demonstrates a commitment to peace and justice.   
The international community should insist that Sudan's debt can only be forgiven if there is significant progress toward:
 Peace in Darfur, the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and significant structural reforms that change the repressive systems in Sudan.

 
 
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