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Ahmed

lines on the record: 210
first: 2000-01-31
most recent: 2023-02-02
sittings or episodes: 29
sources: un-security-council

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“In response to those attacks, the Government of Kenya launched Operation Usalama Watch in the hopes of securing the area. Around 6,000 police officers were tasked to do the job. The officers started a vigorous operation, going door to door to screen individuals. Bribes were demanded, people were arrested indiscriminately and many were rounded up for further screening or deportation to Somalia. As a community, we lived in fear and I was pushed to the limit. I felt that we were forgotten, so I decided to do something about it. Armed only with a smart phone and a strong urge to tell the world of the abuses in my community, I started to share the stories of victims and pictures of uniformed police officers breaking the law. Some of my friends gathered the courage to do the same, and it became a movement.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“Ms. Ahmed: I send greetings to all, or mambo, as we say in Nairobi. My name is Hafsa Ahmed. I am a 27-year-old young peacebuilder from the neighbourhood of Eastleigh. Allow me to introduce Eastleigh - the place where I was born and bred; the place that made me who I am today. Often referred to as little Mogadishu, the streets are adorned with skyscrapers and in front of the malls one can find colourful umbrellas with street vendors selling their wares. It is also an area with high levels of poverty and crime. The community of Eastleigh lived largely in harmony until late 2013, when the peace of this urban centre was disrupted by frequent grenade attacks by alleged extremists. During that period, many residents were injured and others lost their lives.”
2019-10-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8629 (2019) · source
“We urge the countries invited to the conference to participate in good faith so that we can begin to create a stable security system that addresses the security concerns of all the countries in the Middle East, leading to common security for all. Egypt looks forward to making serious efforts to enable the Security Council and the United Nations to carry out their responsibilities in order to achieve lasting security and peace in the Middle East and reach political settlements of dangerous chronic and emerging crises that plague our region, in accordance with resolutions of international legitimacy, the principles of the Charter and international law. Egypt reaffirms its full readiness to spare no effort to achieve that goal.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“One of the pillars of achieving stability in the region is the implementation of the 1995 resolution on the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, adopted by the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and resolutions 487 (1981) and 687 (1991). In that regard, we look forward to the support of all parties concerned for the holding ofthe conference to establish a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, which will meet for the first session in November under the chairmanship of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“As we address the goal of achieving security and stability in the region, I can only reiterate the need to take a serious stand against countries that provide financing to terrorism and training and safe haven to terrorists, and that use terrorists as a tool to interfere in the countries of the region in order to achieve their own ends, which only increases the suffering of, and bloodshed among, innocent victims. That threatens security and runs counter to international conventions. It is difficult to imagine success of international efforts to combat terrorism without standing firmly against those countries.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“Achieving security and stability in the Middle East will be achieved only by sincerely adhering to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, ensuring the security in the region, ending foreign interference, respecting the principles of good-neighbourliness, non-interference in the internal affairs of countries and halting the provocation of sectarian tensions that could lead to further tensions and unrest at a time when the region is in desperate need of security and stability.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“They have also attempted to demolish other firm principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, which has increased the suffering of the people in the region and led to the spread of armed conflicts, terrorist groups and illegal armed groups. In that regard, I will mention several characteristics and root causes that are common to conflicts in the region despite the specific nature of every individual case. We are committed to meeting the legitimate aspirations of the peoples of those countries to achieve decent lives, peace, security and social justice. We reaffirm, however, that the only way to achieve that goal is to reform and maintain a national State, not by destroying it and creating chaos under any pretence.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“Despite numerous initiatives and rounds of negotiations to achieve comprehensive and lasting peace in the region, we believe that it is necessary to relaunch the Arab Peace Initiative and its principles to achieve peace in the region, thereby guaranteeing the rights of all parties and addressing their concerns for a better future for generations to come. The Middle East has also suffered for years from challenges that threaten the concept of a national State and the intentions of some to promote sectarian, racial and religious divisions to destroy the principle of citizenship and national sovereignty.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“It has been passed down through generations within the region while preventing our peoples from enjoying security and stability. That is happening despite the inherent right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent State within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy. Double standards and the absence of justice continue to plague the Palestinian question to this day. That is one of the reasons underlying the absence of security and stability in the region, while at the same time the Palestinian people continue to suffer from the exploitation of others so that they can achieve their narrow self-interests. They also help to spread extremist thinking and terrorism.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ahmed (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of Poland for organizing this debate to discuss the challenges to peace and security in the Middle East. We thank you, Madam President, for inviting the countries of the region to participate in this important discussion. The Middle East is suffering from many challenges that for decades have prevented the peoples of the region from meeting their aspirations and enjoying peace, security and stability. Those challenges include political, security and economic ones. The region has also faced many wars since the middle of last century, and that has depleted the capacity and resources of its peoples. The Arab-Israeli conflict, and at its core the Palestinian question, is one of the oldest and most notable crises in the region during last century.”
2019-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8600 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation hopes that the United Nations, including its relevant institutions and donor States, will continue to provide capacity-building to States, where necessary and appropriate, in order to assist them in addressing the threat posed by terrorism, which benefits from transnational organized crime.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Our national efforts to combat terrorism and organized crime within the framework of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy require technical support in building our capabilities and enabling international mechanisms to fully play their role on the basis of cooperation and mutual respect, without undermining national ownership and sovereignty. That requires a collective effort on the part of States and civil society organizations, as well as the media and research centres that identify and monitor a variety of related phenomena, provide deep analysis and lead efforts to improve awareness and understanding.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Urgent measures must also be taken to prevent and combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, while recognizing that international cooperation and any steps taken to prevent and combat terrorism must be in line with our obligations under international law, including the Charter of the United Nations and relevant international conventions and protocols, in particular human rights law, refugee law and international humanitarian law. Tackling poverty, achieving balanced development, supporting reconstruction and advancement programmes in developing countries, especially African countries, and promoting North-South dialogue all form a comprehensive approach to addressing the dangers and manifestations of terrorism through efforts to create a fair and balanced international order.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Their great structural similarity has led some to consider terrorism as a form of organized crime, especially given that the actions of organized crime groups and terrorist groups sometimes overlap to the point of forming close alliances among them. There is therefore an urgent need to understand and address the evolving links between terrorism and transnational organized crime, as well as the extent to which those links differ across various regions and contexts. In order to combat organized crime in the context of its links to terrorism, we need to implement cost- effective and innovative measures to combat global criminal and terrorist networks, based on the promotion of bilateral and collective cooperation and coordination among States.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“The Sudan has ratified all international conventions concerning the fight against terrorism and organized crime, in addition to the relevant African and Arab regional conventions. My country is playing an active role in the context of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to combat terrorism and organized crime. The Sudan believes that the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is one of the most important international legal frameworks aimed at guiding national laws and legislation coherently and harmoniously in the area of counter-terrorism, which has had a positive impact in curbing the activities of extremist elements and groups and reducing the spread of terrorism and organized crime. The danger of terrorism lies in the challenge posed by the growing nexus between organized crime and terrorism.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ahmed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, we wish to extend our warm congratulations to you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We also thank Kuwait for its presidency of the Council last month. We commend you, Sir, for having chosen such an important topic for discussion today. The Sudan is a vast country bordered by seven countries. Those borders are long and difficult to control. For that reason, we are particularly mindful of the need to combat terrorist groups trying to take advantage of open and difficult-to-control borders. The fight against terrorism and organized crime is therefore a top priority for my country and all its institutions, as well as a fundamental fulcrum of our coordination and cooperation with neighbouring countries and the international community.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Any attempt to interpret otherwise would be an evident error and misjudgement by the Appeals Chamber judges. In conclusion, we emphasize that fighting impunity is a noble cause ofjustice. It is not a subject ofcontention, and it falls primarily within the responsibilities of the relevant national investigative and judicial institutions, in line with their competencies as stipulated in the national legislation. The meeting rose at 11.30 am.”
2019-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8554 (2019) · source
“It even violates article 10 of the Rome Statute itself, which states that "Nothing in this Part shall be interpreted as limiting or prejudicing in any way existing or developing rules of international law ..." The judgment furthermore violates international customary law, as the judges of the Court opted for what suited their interests only. A significant number of legal experts believe that resolution 1593 (2005) does not provide for an exemption of being committed to the principle of respecting immunity. In accordance with international law and international jurisprudence, immunity in this case is a right of the State, and not the individual with immunity. Nobody may act on behalf of the State in that matter. The person targeted by such judgments in that case remains entitled to immunity and can invoke it before the Court.”
2019-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8554 (2019) · source
“As a result of that improvement, the report, which was endorsed by the African Union Peace and Security Council as well as the Secretary-General, recommended the continued drawdown of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) within the agreed time frame. I would also like to mention the valuable and updated input of the UNAMID Force Commander of in the Council's meeting yesterday on the measures that have been taken to implement the transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding and achieving stability in Darfur (see S/PV.8552). Fourthly, the judgment of the ICC Appeals Chamber in the case of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as indicated in the report, was based on political more than legal interpretations. The judgment violates many well-established international treaties.”
2019-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8554 (2019) · source
“Former President Omer Al-Bashir will receive a fair trial before the national judiciary. As announced, the trial will begin next week, thereby underscoring the willingness and competence of the national judiciary to bring about justice and combat impunity. Thirdly, although the report acknowledges the continued improvement of the situation in Darfur, it neverthelesscontainsinconsistenciesandcontradictions. Proof of that is the incorrect information, numbers and events included in it. In paragraphs 25 through 31 of the report, events are mentioned that either did not take place or were exaggerated. Such information contradicts the reports of the Secretary-General and the last report of the strategic review team, which confirmed the continued improvement of the situation in Darfur.”
2019-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8554 (2019) · source
“Secondly, since December 2018 the Sudan has witnessed notable positive developments that provide for a new political reality which will undoubtedly lead to the establishment of a regime in which the values of freedom, justice and the rule of law will prevail. We have already begun a serious process to establish sustained civilian democratic rule in which there will be no place for impunity. In that regard, it is necessary to emphasize the professionalism, independence and competence of the Sudanese judiciary and its ability to achieve justice under national law, international criminal law and international humanitarian law. The public prosecutor in the Sudan has begun investigations in the case of the detained former President Omer Al-Bashir, as well as Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein and Ahmad Harun.”
2019-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8554 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ahmed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Let me begin by expressing our pleasure at seeing the sisterly State of Kuwait presiding over the Security Council this month. I would like to make the following remarks. First, the Sudan is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and as Council members are aware, the Court is not an organ of the United Nations. Despite the change in the political situation in the Sudan, the Court remains unchanged in terms of statutes and practices. Our position therefore has not changed. We have no commitments to the Court and our statement is addressed to the members of the Council. However, we note that the report's reference to the issue of complementarity, albeit late, is positive.”
2019-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8554 (2019) · source
“They will be justly prosecuted. This demonstrates the resolve of the Sudanese authorities to fight impunity. We are waiting for these investigations to be completed and their findings to be announced. Therefore, I hope that members of the Security Council will not jump to conclusions and instead wait until the Sudanese authorities - which have the competence, the capability and the determination to carry out this task - finalize their investigation and hold the perpetrators accountable. I hope that the Council will not interfere in the political internal affairs of the Sudan. Its members can rest assured that the noble Sudanese people, with our deep-rooted civilization and love for our country, can achieve the objectives of our great revolution. The Sudanese people can build a promising future in the service of humankind.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“Therefore, I hope that the Council will not interfere in the efforts of the African Union and IGAD, as that would have a negative impact on the ability of the Sudanese political components to reach an agreement as swiftly as possible. Regarding the tragic and regrettable events that took place on 3 June, we pray for the victims and hope that those who are injured will make a swift recovery. However, discussions of these events are inaccurate and the statistics that have been cited are false. Therefore, allow me to announce that the Transitional Military Council has established a military commission to investigate these events, the findings of which will be announced tomorrow, Saturday, 15 June. The Prosecutor General of the Sudan has established a judicial committee to investigate these events and to bring the perpetrators to account.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“I recall and emphasize that this meeting, pursuant to the Council's agenda, should focus only on the situation in Darfur in relation to the UNAMID strategic assessment report. Allow me also to mention the efforts of the African Union, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in mediating and finding common ground between the Sudanese political parties and their different positions. This mediation has led to rapprochement that we hope will lead to a final agreement in the coming days so that we can achieve, in the near future, a democratic, civil State that will continue to contribute to building sustainable peace in Africa and the world.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“They are wrong if they believe that they can use this forum and this agenda item of the Security Council to discuss an issue that has nothing to do with the matter at hand. The procedures of the Security Council reject this, as does the Charter of the United Nations, which specifies first and foremost when the Security Council can and cannot interfere in the internal affairs of a country. I would like to clearly note that the events that have been taking place in the Sudan since December 2018 remain, to this very day, an internal affair that neither the Council nor any of its members has any mandate or right to discuss. As the Council is well aware, this is pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations and I do not need to explain that the mandate of the Security Council is limited to the Darfur states.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“We, the entire Sudanese people, pay tribute to them and acknowledge their sacrifices over the years. We also thank all UNAMID troop- and police-contributing countries. We reaffirm the Sudan's readiness to cooperate with all regional and international partners until the last UNAMID component exits the territories of my country. Allow me to add a few observations that I did not originally plan to make. Some members of the Council, however, have discussed the Sudan's internal political affairs and therefore I am obliged to make some clarifications. I hope Council members will listen to me with open minds and hearts. It appears that certain members of the Council continue to think with the historical mindset that my country and Africa in general have been liberated from for decades.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“UNAMID's exit would mean that the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union to keep and maintain peace in Africa was a success. As the three African countries represented here in the Council will agree, the success of UNANID's exit strategy would affirm a principle that we hold clear in Africa: the principle of African solutions to African problems. We must support and protect this principle within the Council. The Sudan welcomes the extensive efforts undertaken to complete the peace process and we again welcome the dawn ofpeace and peacebuilding in Darfur. This means development, which will in turn lead to the eradication of all manifestations of the conflict. My country's delegation thanks UNAMID for its efforts across various fields and the peacekeepers who have given their lives for security and peace in Darfur.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“They had refused to participate, but now they can freely participate in building and shaping the future of the Sudan. They have the full right to do so and to be present in the political arena. I would like to draw the attention of everybody in general, and the Security Council in particular, to the importance of taking advantage of this opportunity before us in the Sudan. Darfur has not been affected by the political developments in Khartoum. We need to exploit this opportunity to achieve a comprehensive peace that reflects the success of UNAMID in Darfur, as well as its role, which the Council, the African Union and the Sudanese Government have fully supported. That would meet the aspirations of our people to sustain peace and security in Darfur.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“The Council must continue to look at the situation with an open mind and evaluate the implications of any attempt to hamper or postpone the drawdown according to the time frame set out in the report of the strategic assessment team, which visited Darfur and saw the situation on the ground. As I have said before, the position in favour of proceeding with the withdrawal of UNAMID is in line with the nature of the situation in Darfur, which requires a new course of moving forward towards normalizing life and sustaining peace there, especially following the great political change. Some Council members said that the political process is not moving forward. However, the political transformation that started on 11 April has paved the way for the participation of armed movements in the political process.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“I would like to reaffirm that the categorical position of the Sudanese Government is to move forward with the exit of UNAMID according to that time frame, and we categorically reject any attempt to postpone or cancel the exit of UNAMID. We reject the option of UNAMID troops remaining in Darfur, given that there is no need, justification or reason for their presence there, in line with the conclusions of a previous report, issued a year or two ago, on the importance of withdrawing peacekeeping forces from Darfur in order to allow for the achievement of development, stability and investment there.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“I repeat: The Transitional Military Council has decided to withdraw its armed forces and other security forces from the sites received by the Sudanese Government from UNAMID and to suspend the implementation of decree 102, issued in May, requesting the handover of the sites to the Rapid Support Forces. We will provide the Council with a copy of the text later. Based on the aforementioned information and the outcome of the strategic assessment report, it is necessary to proceed with the implementation of the proposals contained in the team's report before the Council, as adopted by the Secretariat. As those present know, the deadline suggested and asserted in the report for UNAMID's drawdown is June 2020 and its liquidation in December of the same year.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“That is a right guaranteed by the Charter of the United Nations. The Charter guarantees the Sudan the right to benefit from the resources available within its borders, in line with the general interests of the Sudanese people. Secondly, the Sudan is committed to all the agreements it has signed with the United Nations and UNAMID concerning the use and handover of UNAMID sites to the Sudanese Government, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding agreed and signed as usual by both sides, the Sudanese Government and UNAMID. Thirdly, I would like to draw the Council's attention to a decision taken by the Transitional Military Council yesterday to withdraw all armed forces and other security forces from the sites that the Government of the Sudan has received from UNAMID and to suspend the implementation of decree 102, issued in May.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“I would like to emphasize that the Sudan looks forward to continued cooperation with the United Nations and the members of the Security Council to achieve and implement the exit of UNAMID, in accordance with the recommendations outlined in the strategic assessment report. This report was jointly adopted by the Peace and Security Council ofthe African Union yesterday and by the Council in resolution 2429 (2018). The content of the resolution is in line with the report before us with respect to the specified stages of UNAMID's withdrawal from Darfur. It has been reaffirmed that the Sudan is fully committed to facilitating the work of UNAMID in Darfur until its withdrawal. In that regard, allow me to highlight the following points. First, the Sudan is an independent State with full sovereignty over its territories.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“We highlight the pivotal role that the United Nations can play, along with all its institutions and agencies, including the United Nations country team in Khartoum, to address the remaining manifestations of the conflict, which UNAMID is definitely unable to do with its current components and capacities. During the past period, there was a focus in all Darfur states on boosting security and stability issues through the weapons collection campaign, strengthening the authority and control of the State to guarantee the voluntary return of internally displaced persons and working to ensure the success of the agricultural season, which we hope will contribute to improving the security situation and living conditions.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“We have read the report on the strategic assessment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), which confirms that there is an ongoing improvement of the security situation in all Darfur states, which enjoyed security and stability over the past period, while looking forward to the new era that began in the Sudan on 11 April. The strategic assessment team notes in the report before the Council that the current situation in Darfur requires a transition from peacekeeping to a new approach based on economic recovery, development and stability.”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ahmed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to tell you, Mr. President, how happy we are to see your brotherly country preside over the Security Council for this month. I also would like to convey our thanks to Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Gilmour for their briefings. I further thank the strategic assessment team for its efforts. The team visited Darfur to assess the situation on the ground and has presented a highly professional report (S/2019/445).”
2019-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8549 (2019) · source
“I would also like to thank all who have made efforts to facilitate the work of UNISFA, especially the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the African Union Commission and the United Nations.”
2019-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8524 (2019) · source
“The tasks to be carried out by each of these temporary entities were specified in detail, agreed on by the Government of the Sudan and the Government of South Sudan and adopted by the African Union and the United Nations in the June 2011 Agreement. In conclusion, I want to reaffirm that the Government of the Sudan is determined to cooperate with allpartnerstoreachapermanentand comprehensive solution that maintains security and stability in the area and the region and provides our people in Abyei with the opportunity to live the decent life that they deserve. We also stress that we are fully open to any initiative that will help to reach our main objective, which is a final settlement of the Abyei issue.”
2019-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8524 (2019) · source
“Maintaining the 2011 Agreement and working to implement its provisions as quickly as possible is the only way to resolve the Abyei issue and maintain the security and stability of the area and the region. As Council members know, the Agreement provided for establishing three joint mechanisms for administering the area until a final status is reached. The Government of the Sudan has emphasized time and again the importance of creating those entities, especially an Abyei police service, which could carry out security functions better than any international component, as well as creating a joint administration committee and joint legislative council.”
2019-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8524 (2019) · source
“As Council members know, Abyei is part of the territory of the Sudan, which has full sovereignty over it by virtue of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. With regard to the changes created by the resolution just adopted by the Council, I want to express the Government of the Sudan's total rejection of any steps designed to change the mandate, composition or nature of UNISFA's work, including the appointment of a civilian Deputy Head, increasing the police component and deploying a civilian component. In order to make sure that the Government of the Sudan can continue to cooperate and coordinate with UNISFA and other parties, we urge that our position be taken into consideration. We call on the United Nations to refrain from taking any action without consulting and gaining the approval of the Government of the Sudan.”
2019-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8524 (2019) · source
“By its nature, therefore, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a security force. It was deployed solely as a military component to carry out specific functions for a specific period of time. That is what all the parties agreed to and what the Security Council adopted. Now the Council has just adopted resolution 2469 (2019), which has overridden one of the most important principles of UNISFA and peacekeeping operations by creating a position of a civilian Deputy Head for UNISFA, in a violation of the 2011 Agreement. This appointment, without the approval of the parties concerned, is also considered a Violation of one of peacekeeping's main principles, the approval of the host country.”
2019-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8524 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ahmed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on our sister country of Indonesia's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to wish you all the best. I would also like to congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Germany, on his efforts as President of the Council for the month of April. Since 2011 we have affirmed that the Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area forms the basis for a comprehensive solution that should ultimately decide Abyei's final status. The Agreement cannot be violated or its outcome changed without the approval of the three parties concerned, the Governments of the Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.”
2019-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8524 (2019) · source
“It must also be taken into account that the situation is now changing in the Sudan and that these changes have had, of course, an impact on all State institutions that are seeking to create the proper conditions for UNISFA'S work in Abyei. To conclude, the consideration of the issuance of visas for the police components in Abyei is ongoing within the relevant institutions in the Sudan.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source
“The Council and before it the African Union have said that the formation of essential mechanisms and institutions for Abyei is the only way forward towards defining the final status of Abyei. The relevant authorities of the Sudan are taking the necessary measures in order to create conditions favourable to the consideration of the issuance of visas to the proposed police personnel, in conformity with the Council's resolution. However, we need more time for that. We hope that the Council will understand the situation and give us more time, so that we can take the measures necessary to prevent any negative impact on the situation on the ground.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source
“Mr. Ahmed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Council members are aware that with respect to resolution 1990 (2011), which was preceded by the June 2011 agreement on the arrangements for Abyei, we were able, through the Council, to agree on an important institution for the Abyei area, namely, the joint police service for Abyei. We are of course aware that the Council adopted resolution 2438 (2018), under which the police component of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) was to be augmented. That requires various measures and consultations in order to avoid undermining the agreements that have been signed between the Sudan and South Sudan.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source
“It is therefore impossible to review the arrangements that are based on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement without completely recognizing that fact. In conclusion, I would like once again to thank and express my gratitude to all our partners, friends and brothers in the Republic of South Sudan, who have worked in good faith to strengthen peace and stability. We would also like to thank those who strive to facilitate the work of UNISFA, in particular the Government and the people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. We also thank all the staff of UNISFA. We reiterate the Sudan's determination to continue working with UNISFA in order to ensure that it can discharge all its tasks in a smooth way.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source
“It sets up the Abyei institutions, namely, the joint administration for Abyei, the joint legislative council and the joint police force, I am sure that Council members will agree that those institutions are indispensable in order to manage the region, provide the services that the people need, promote peaceful coexistence among the various elements of society and ensure the proper conditions for settling the final status of Abyei in a manner that meets the aspirations of all stakeholders and is acceptable to all parties. It goes without saying that the Abyei Protocol, which is an integral part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, is the bedrock foundation recognized by the Security Council. The Protocol explicitly stipulates that Abyei is an integral part of the territory of the Sudan. That is a historical fact.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source
“That has led, as the Council knows, to the signing in September 2018 of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, which has contributed to improving cooperation and coordination between the two countries and to the implementation of the provisions of the UNISFA mandate. We hope that such cooperation will continue, since on 11 April the Sudan embarked on a new era in order to implement all the provisions of the June 2011 agreement, which is the principal agreement leading to the final status ofAbyei.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source
“The two parties to the agreement agreed that the 2011 agreement would remain in force until the final status of Abyei had been settled. Both parties also agreed to refrain from making any amendment to the UNISFA mandate without the approval of the three parties, namely, the Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, the only troop-contributing country to UNISFA. I also reaffirm that the issue of Abyei should be considered in the overall framework of the relations between the Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. In that regard, my delegation refers to the progress made recently in the relations between the two countries, especially after the Sudan hosted the peace negotiations on South Sudan.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source