Arab league, UNAMID plan darfur development project

The Arab League and the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur announced their plan to cooperate with the Sudanese government to implement a development project in Darfur . The project will construct 12 model villages within 12 months, with each village assisting at least 25,000 returnees to Darfur and aims to be "a catalyst for rapid recovery and development" for the war-ravaged populations of Darfur. The plan includes efforts to establish basic infrastructure, social and humanitarian services and the creation of livelihood opportunities and support for the returning refugee communities, the Arab League said in a statement . UNAMID and The Arab League in cooperation with INGOs, development organizations and countries such as Turkey and member states of the Organization of Islamic Countries will are also projected to work on this recovery project. The Arab League, UNAMID, and the government of Sudan are set to meet this October in Khartoum to discuss locations, timetables and other the technical preparations to oversee the implementation for the recovery project.