U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has set up a trust fund to help the governments of Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) protect refugees in this region, a U.N. spokesperson announced Monday.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Ban said he expects, with the fund, to build the law and order capacity needed to ensure the security of hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) endangered by the spill over of violence from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
According to the statement, the fund, supporting the U.N. Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), has already received 2.2 million U.S. dollars from Japan, 1 million dollars from Norway and 250,000 euros from Belgium.
"The secretary-general appreciates these generous donations and would like to use this opportunity to invite all interested donors to support MINURCAT's mandate through a contribution to the United Nations Trust Fund," the statement said.
Source: Xinhua
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