9 34. The President requests the State to provide the Court with information regarding this order and, particularly, the pending date of publication and radio broadcast of the Court order. * * * 35. With regard to the obligation to allocate compensation for material and nonmaterial damages in a community development fund created for members of the Saramaka people, the State informed, inter alia: a) The State aspired to create “an implementation committee consisting of 3 members: [one representative of the Saramaka; one of the State; and the other designated by both groups] to [m]ake the implementation at hand,” to which, the State subsequently affirmed the creation of an “Executive Committee [consisting of 5 appointed members of State ministries to guarantee] the smooth implementation of the judgment[; and]” b) The State indicated that “an amount of US$225,000 […]will already be transferred in [2008, and] the remaining amount [of the total amount of US$675,000 of development fund] w[ould] be made in the years 2009 and 2010,” and decided “to make available at the expense of the budget of the Ministry of Finance […] an amount of SRD 630,000 to the Development Fund not yet established. As such, the State informs that “[a]lthough part of the first partial deposit for the development fund was already released, the funds [could not] be transferred because the fund has not yet been officially established.” 36. The representatives informed that “the community development fund has not been formally established [and that] the first and second installments of the funds have not been disbursed. Furthermore, the representatives observed that “the members of the fund have however been identified and agreed by the parties.” 37. The “Commission observe[d] that the State has taken some positive steps[, h]owever, [points out that] the State did not submit information as to how and when the fund will start working. Accordingly, the Commission respectfully request[ed] the Court [r]equire that the State provide the requisite information.” 38. The President requests the State inform the Court of the current status of the Development Fund and its establishment. In addition, the President requests an accounting of all relevant monetary transfers, previous, current, and pending, regarding payment of material and non-material damages. * * * 39. Regarding reimbursement of costs and expenses, the State acknowledged it would make payment “at the current international exchange rate[, in U.S. dollars] or at the equivalent counter value[, with] no tax imposed[, and] that […] a penalty interest w[ould] be imposed [if the terms were not maintained.]” On January 26, 2009, the State decided “to make available at the expense of the budget of the Ministry of Finance […] an amount of SRD 42,000 […] to the organization Forest Peoples Programme, [and] an amount of SRD 196,000 […] to the organization

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