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  1. “As we are addressing waves of humanitarian refugees, this burden puts pressure on local governments and host communities, exacerbating an economic situation that is already deeply affected by the spread of COVID-19. In conclusion, we reaffirm our commitment to fully cooperating with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan in implementing its strategic objectives, as set forth in resolution 2579 (2021), with regard to supporting the political transition, peace processes and the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement, as well as working to build peace, protect civilians and promote the rule of law, particularly in the Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions. That is in addition to mobilizing economic and development assistance, coordinating humanitarian assistance and peacebuilding assistance.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  2. “In this regard, we note that the Sudan has opened its borders to refugees from some neighbouring countries undergoing exceptional circumstances, namely, Ethiopia and South Sudan. The Sudan is currently hosting more refugees than any other country in Africa. Based on our values and our morals, the Sudan continues to receive refugees from neighbouring countries and provide assistance to those in need. Doing so is also part of our international commitments. Accordingly, we urge the international community to shoulder more responsibilities in terms of helping with the current burden being placed on the Sudan as we host waves of humanitarian refugees.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  3. “As for humanitarian work, we express our appreciation to the United Nations and its humanitarian agencies, all international organizations and other donors for their generous support for our work in addressing the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and returnees to their homes through provision of food and health assistance. I would like to point out that the Government has lifted all restrictions and obstacles that hampered the delivery of humanitarian aid to those affected in conflict areas. In this regard, the State has addressed through its national plan the issue of improving the environment for humanitarian work and providing for its needs through adopting sustainable solutions for IDPs and improving their living conditions.”

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  4. “Furthermore, we have taken other legal and legislative steps to annul any laws that restrict freedoms, with a view to enhancing the role of women in society and protecting their rights. These new laws will also allow for free expression and the freedom of assembly in Sudanese society. It is worth saying that as we emphasized many times, the transitional Government is working seriously to improve the situation of women and guarantee their dignity. In this regard, we have joined the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and amended many laws that used to discriminate against women. I note that many elements of the briefing given by the representative of civil society, Ms. Alkarib, are not in line with the current situation in the Sudan or with the reports submitted by relevant entities.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  5. “In this regard, the Sudan’s Cabinet has approved the country’s joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); there remains only one more and final legislative step to join it. In addition, the Sudanese authorities recently facilitated a successful visit by the new ICC Prosecutor. During the visit, a proposal was made for working with the ICC to achieve justice for the victims of the war in Darfur. Also in this regard, the Sudan has deposited its accession instruments for the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances and the United Nations Convention against Torture. This step reaffirms that we are eager to meet our international commitments and cooperate with the international community towards the protection and promotion of human rights.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  6. “Despite this fact, the Government is sparing no effort in terms of economic reform to increase economic growth and attract investment. These reforms have affected the weakest segments of society. Accordingly, we have set up a social-protection programme called Thamarat to provide support for the most marginalized and poorest segments of Sudanese society. In this regard, we thank our international and regional partners for supporting this programme. We look forward to more support so that the Sudan will be able to bolster its promising economic capabilities. As for the protection of civilians and the promotion of human rights and the rule of law, the Government of the Sudan is pursuing its efforts to introduce institutional and legal reforms that enhance the frameworks for the protection and promotion of human rights and justice.”

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  7. “The Government has therefore sought appropriate solutions for these situations. In this regard, Prime Minister Hamdok has set forth a comprehensive national initiative that includes seven pillars: economy, justice, reform of the security sector, peace, dismantling the Al-Bashir regime, combating corruption, foreign policy, national sovereignty, and national security, as well as establishing the Transitional Legislative Council. The foundations of the comprehensive settlement in the aforementioned initiative include unification of the transitional bloc, including using an agreed timeline for implementation of programmes to reach the desired goals. As for the economy, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has exacerbated the delicate economic situation in the country.”

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  8. “We are determined to continue to work to improve the security situation in Darfur through the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement and by collecting unlicensed weapons, achieving justice and accountability, implementing the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians with the participation of the signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement and bringing the y Abdul Wahid Al-Nur movement into the peace process. Darfur is currently undergoing an important transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding. This transition involves seeking the support of the international community for the transitional Government to extend security, peace and sustained stability across the region. Decades of mismanagement and bad governance led to extremely complicated political and economic situations in the Sudan.”

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  9. “As for the implementation of the security arrangements protocol, the Government has set up the Joint High Military Committee for Security Arrangements, headed by the Minister of Defence and including as members the leaders of the signatory movements, so as to implement the agreements made in Juba. In addition, subcommittees are working on the ground to start the DDR programme. We would like to stress in this context that these tasks are difficult and that it will not be easy for the Government of the Sudan to accomplish them single-handedly and in the desired manner. We therefore call up the international community to share these burdens by providing the necessary financial and technical support, and we expect UNITAMS to play a role in this regard as well.”

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  10. “The State political leadership at the highest level has also welcomed anything that would bring about comprehensive peace across the country without preconditions except the national interest. We would like to point out that the transitional Government has great political will to implement the provisions of the Juba Peace Agreement on security arrangements and on a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme, as well as to establish and deploy joint forces for the protection of civilians. All of this is designed to strengthen and enhance security in Darfur.”

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  11. “The Committee began its work by holding a number of workshops in Darfur. We would like to point out that the Government is committed to maintaining the ceasefire and silencing the guns, even with parties that are not signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement. This will build confidence among those parties to join the comprehensive and lasting peace process. In this regard, we stress that the Transitional Government is committed to achieving peace and to holding a dialogue with non-signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement. We are pursuing talks to create an enabling environment for the resumption of negotiations with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North Al-Hilu faction, as well as the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army faction led by Abdul Wahid Al-Nur.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  12. “Since our last briefing to the Security Council (see S/PV.8825), the Government of the Sudan has continued to complete the transitional structures of authority in the country. In that regard, we continue our consultation with different political powers and stakeholders to establish the Transitional Legislative Council. As part of the implementation of the provisions of the Juba Peace Agreement aimed at ensuring stability, as well as comprehensive and lasting peace and addressing the root causes of conflict in Darfur, we also appointed as governor of the Darfur region a leader of one of the signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement. In addition, as part of implementing the Juba Peace Agreement, the Government has facilitated the work of the Permanent Ceasefire Committee headed by UNITAMS.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  13. “The Sudanese leadership has reiterated many times that most of these programmes and policies seek to build a safe and stable Sudan, where everyone enjoys peace, prosperity, freedom and justice, as set forth in the slogans of the glorious December revolution. To that end, the transitional Government is working during this critical phase of its political, constitutional, economic and social development to mobilize and engage national efforts in the development and implementation of comprehensive policies in line with the nature, needs and aspirations of that phase. This will enable us to overcome decades of obstacles and lay the foundation for a developed, democratic and human-centred State that strengthens democracy, the rule of law and the enjoyment of personal, economic and political freedoms.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8857 (2021) · source

  14. “Mr. Alhassein (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Mr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS), for his briefing today. The transitional Government of the Sudan continues to make steady progress in the implementation of the tasks of the transition, as set forth in the Constitutional Document. The Government also continues to implement its policy aimed at ensuring a democratic transition, the rule of law and the promotion of human rights. We are also working to address the legacy of structural weakness in the Sudan’s economy.”

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  15. “It therefore looks forward to immediately reconsidering and ending the sanctions, in line with the situation on the ground and positive developments in the region. The meeting rose at 10.20 a.m.”

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  16. “We facilitated the visit by representatives of the Secretariat to the Sudan, where they met with relevant authorities in the country based on our positive engagement and good intentions. However, we know that the Security Council has previously lifted sanctions imposed on certain States without benchmarks or preconditions. As the Sudan works to bring about comprehensive change, not just in Darfur, but throughout the country, it seeks to implement the slogan of its Glorious Revolution, namely, “Freedom, Peace and Justice”. We therefore expect to be treated fairly and objectively by some members of the Council. Darfur is currently making the transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding.”

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  17. “We note that we follow with ةmuch concern the current negotiations of the Council about the draft presidential statement on those benchmarks. Some members of the Council are attempting to impose unreasonable benchmarks that are impossible to implement. Some of them clearly seek to expand the measures imposed in resolution 1591 (2005) to include the entire territories of the Sudan, instead of just Darfur. We would like to make it crystal clear that the Sudan will not address any benchmarks that do not meet our approval. We have reiterated, time and again, that we are ready to consult with the Secretariat and members of the Council to reach benchmarks that can be implemented and measured.”

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  18. “Ending the measures imposed pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) and other relevant resolutions will enable the Sudanese Government to rebuild the capacity of security and law enforcement forces to maintain peace in Darfur and beyond, along extensive borders, where organized crime groups smuggle people and weapons and conduct other cross-border criminal activities. Lifting those measures will enable the Sudan to become a country that lives in peace, internally and regionally. In conclusion, we emphasize our readiness to constructively engage with the members of the Council to agree on benchmarks that would enable the Security Council to review the sanctions measures, on the condition that those benchmarks must be objective, measurable and implementable.”

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  19. “Authorities in the Sudan spare no effort to protect and promote the rights of children, in general, and those affected by armed conflict, in particular, as they are one of the most vulnerable groups in armed conflict. In March 2016, we signed a plan of action on the protection of children from violations in areas of armed conflict. That was followed by the signing, in August 2018, of a streamlined road map for the protection of children from violations in areas of armed conflict. Furthermore, we established units for the protection of women and children as part of the Sudanese regular forces. All those units continue to monitor reported cases of violations against women and children and immediately address them.”

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  20. “I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm that the Government of the Sudan is determined to continue to improve the security situation in Darfur by implementing the Juba Peace Agreement; collecting unlicensed weapons; achieving justice and accountability; addressing issues pertaining to internally displaced persons and refugees; implementing a national plan for the protection of civilians; engaging the Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid faction in the peace process; and taking measures to prevent inter-communal violence. We would like also to note that the Government shoulders its responsibility to protect civilians in Darfur.”

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  21. “The current ceasefire in all regions of Darfur has not been violated since it was announced. In addition, the Juba Peace Agreement is currently being implemented. The Government implements the provisions of the Agreement on the ground in cooperation with peace partners. Forces affiliated with the peace process have arrived in Khartoum and Darfur to implement the security arrangements and form the joint force to protect civilians. Furthermore, last week, a joint workshop was held between the Government of the Sudan and the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, as part of operationalizing the Darfur Permanent Ceasefire Committee and its subsidiary bodies to implement the security arrangements of the Juba Peace Agreement.”

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  22. “Our position is that the sanctions are no longer in line with the situation on the ground in Darfur today as compared to 2005, when they were imposed. The Chair of the Sanctions Committee has continued to reiterate encouraging statements, namely, that the purpose of the sanctions is not to penalize the Sudan but to promote peace and stability. As security, peace and stability are some of the most important priorities of the transitional Government in the Sudan, and thanks to the efforts of the Government in that regard and the return to normalcy in Darfur, it is incumbent upon the Security Council to positively address the developments on the ground in Darfur and reconsider its measures. We would like to reaffirm that the security situation in Darfur continues to improve day after day.”

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  23. “Mr. Alhassein (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council during this month. We are confident that you will wisely and ably steer the work of the Council. We also express our appreciation to the Permanent Representative of friendly India for successfully guiding the work of the Council last month. We thank the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, for his briefing on the quarterly report on the work of the Committee. For the past years, the Sudan has continued to stress, time and again, its steadfast position vis-à-vis the sanctions imposed on the Sudan pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) and subsequent resolutions.”

    2021-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8856 (2021) · source