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2014-08-07
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2014-12-04
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  1. “A professional approach would have led the Mission to admit that it was unable to carry out its functions and therefore could not present a report. In conclusion, I would like to point out that we submitted a comprehensive report regarding the document of the Prosecutor of the Darfur Criminal Court appointed pursuant to the Doha Peace Accord. The Prosecutor headed a team and conducted investigations into the matter The report, like the first UNAMID report, showed that the accusations were unjustified. We call on the Council to ignore rumours and misinformation, and to play its full role in promoting peace by encouraging the parties that have not yet signed the peace agreement to do so in order to turn the page on the conflict in Darfur once and for all.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  2. “This is provocative to us as a sovereign State and we will not accept it. The very unprofessional manner in which the report was drafted - that is, insisting that it was necessary to return to the village - is in itselfis a major shortcoming and shows the lack of professionalism in the Mission, which should have immediately withdrawn from the village if there had been a military presence or other threat hindering its work. But that is not what happened. The Mission carried out its investigation and presented its report. Therefore, the gaps in the investigation or in the way the report is presented are the Mission's own fault. The Council is very well aware of the many shortcomings and gaps in UNAMID's performance.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  3. “We are therefore absolutely astonished by the UNAMID report, which had for years been an unimpeachable and unquestioned reference beyond reproach or doubt. Some parties have requested that UNAMID present a second report, since the first exonerated the Government. The question now is whether they would have asked the Mission to modify its report if it had designated the Government as the guilty party and confirmed the lies of Radio Dabanga. Council members know the answer to that question. That is why we refused to allow the Mission to return to the village once we were totally convinced that the purpose was to draft a report condemning the Government. Thus, every time a report fails to serve that end, it will be rejected by those who will request UNAMID to redraft it again and again.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  4. “The Sudanese Government condemns that radio station, which is known to be affiliated with groups that refuse to sign the peace agreement and which is now advancing an agenda for some states based on those lies. It is therefore only logical to ask whether it is believable that more than 200 women and girls could have been raped in the village without anyone avenging the honour of his wife or daughter, or reporting the incident? Despite our belief that Radio Dabanga does nothing but spread lies, we allowed UNAMID to travel to the village and provided the necessary support to carry out its investigation in total freedom. The Mission completed its investigation, fulfilled its tasks and left the village.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  5. “It was therefore to our great surprise, upon receipt of the report i which proved these lies to be baseless - that some have denounced it because they wished to see it reaffirm the lies of Radio Dabanga and condemn the Government of the Sudan. If the report did not confirm their version of events, they were determined to condemn it. That is why we decided not to let UNAMID return to the village once we were sure that what it ultimately wanted was a report convicting the Government of the Sudan, and that any report to the contrary would not be accepted even if the Mission visited the village several times. The lies spread by Radio Dabanga, which are known to UNAMID, which itself has been criticized several times, have been accepted by some people.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  6. “That branch was therefore closed precisely because UNAMID is mandated and deployed exclusively to the five states of Darfur, and not to Khartoum. In paragraph 57, the report notes allegations and rumours disseminated by Radio Dabanga regarding the village of Thabit, claiming that UNAMID representatives had been prevented from entering the village. We confirm that this information is not correct. We authorized UNAMID and facilitated its access to the village on 9 November in order to carry out its investigation free of any interference or attempts to influence its interviews and investigations. The Mission remained in the village as long as it wanted and then, having completed its mission, it left to prepare and present its report.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  7. “When we talk about an exit strategy, therefore, we are talking about a joint effort to be implemented in coordination with the African Union and the United Nations. In addition, regarding what has been wrongly discussed in some media concerning the closure of the UNAMID human rights office, I would like to point out that I met with Mr. Ladsous on this point, too, and explained to him the nature of that decision. The reports are false. I assure the Council that the main UNAMID human rights office and its branches in Darfur remain open and that they remain unaffected by the decision. What happened, in fact, was that UNAMID opened a small human rights branch office in Khartoum without previously informing the competent authorities, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or even coordinating with them.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  8. “We therefore reaffirm that the statements made by officials of the Sudan referred to an exit strategy and not, as Mr. Ladsous said, to an immediate exit. As to the exit strategy to which the Council's resolutions refer, I recall that I met with Mr. Ladsous personally two months ago and presented him with a note in that regard, stating that it was time to discuss an exit strategy, but not an immediate exit, as he stated. Prior to that, the administration had sent a mission review team specifically to consider the police component. As we speak, ajoint peacekeeping mission of the African Union and the agencies concerned is holding consultations in Khartoum as part ofa strategic review of the Mission and its exit strategy, specifically the drawdown of the military component.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  9. “In that regard, we thank brotherly Qatar once again for the agreement it signed with the United Nations Development Programme providing $88.5 million for the implementation of reconstruction and development projects in Darfur. The positive developments that I have mentioned with regard to the political process, as well as the progress in the implementation of the Doha Document, strengthen and support the onset of UNAMID's withdrawal, as I said in my statement to the Council in August (see S/PV.7250). In that regard, we recall that what we said regarding exit strategy was based on clear references, primarily resolution 1769 (2007), which mentions it very clearly, and resolution 2073 (2014), which renewed the Mission's mandate.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  10. “We welcome paragraph 40 of the report, which clearly states that the implementation of the Doha Document has made it possible to make progress, in particular with regard to security measures on the integration into the Sudanese armed forces of former combatants of movements that are signatories to the Document. Paragraph 42 mentions the progress with regard to the implementation of the Darfur Reconstruction and Development Fund. It also states that the the Darfur Regional Authority reported that 70 per cent of the 315 development projects launched early in 2014 were nearing completion, including in the areas of education, health and water.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  11. “Those phenomena have been referred to in many statements in the past: they are very ancient features of Darfur. There is also mention of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and of a culture in Darfur of carrying weapons. That too is also nothing new. With regard to the humanitarian situation in the region, paragraph 23 of the report highlights that among the main reasons for the number of displaced persons are the clashes between the Ma'alia and Hamar and between the Ma'alia and Rizeigat in east Darfur, and between Ma'alia and Rizeigat and Beni Hussein and Northern Rizeiga in north Darfur.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  12. “Information we have received regarding those meetings indicates that efforts are being made under the auspices of Mr. Mbeki and Special Envoy ofthe Secretary- General Menkerios. We hope that they will lead to positive results. The second delegation is head by Mr. Ibrahim Ghandour, aide to our country's President. It aims to negotiate with the popular movements in the north with regard to the situation in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. The negotiations have allowed us to move forward, and we trust that the Security Council will play an effective role in the national dialogue announced by the Sudan's President. Paragraph 2 of today's report states that military operations decreased overall in Darfur. However, several paragraphs note that there is still instability in certain parts of Darfur owing to inter-tribal violence and banditry.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  13. “The report before us (S/2014/852) details the efforts made by the African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator to ensure that the groups that have not signed on to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur join the peace agreement. We welcome the efforts of Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Head of the African-Union High- level Implementation Panel. As I speak here today, delegations are negotiating at Addis Ababa on behalf of the Government of the Sudan. One is headed by the Minister of State responsible for Darfur, Mr. Amin Hassan Omer. It is to discuss with the armed movements in Darfur that have not signed the Doha Document - the Justice and Equality Movement-Jibril Ibrahim and the Sudanese Liberation Army-Minni Minawi - in order to get them to join the peace process.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  14. “Mr. Elnor (Sudan) (Spoke in Arabic): Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I have every confidence that your presidency will add new momentum to addressing the issue of Darfur, as you come from a country of the region that has participated in stabilizing the situation in Darfur. I therefore thank President Idriss Deby Itno for his efforts to contain inter-tribal clashes and to maintain stability in Darfur, as evidenced at the first two meetings held in Um Jaras. I should also like to thank Mr. Ladsous for his comprehensive briefing today.”

    2014-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7326 (2014) · source

  15. “No entity claiming to represent Abyei unilaterally can help to promote the intercommunal dialogue being called for by the Council or to achieve a political settlement. As to the force that is safeguarding the oil facilities in the region, the substantial presence of some 1,000 armed elements from the State of South Sudan in southern Abyei, as mentioned by my brother the representative of the Government of South Sudan, is a threat to stability in the region. In conclusion, I reaffirm the readiness of the Government of the Sudan to pursue the negotiations. We hope that the visit of President Salva Kiir to the Sudan on Thursday will lead to measures that will help resolve the issue. We stress once again that dialogue and a political settlement are optimal solutions, and that no other option can achieve stability in the region.”

    2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7276 (2014) · source

  16. “In that respect, no attempt to circumvent these steps or to promote other possible solutions would achieve the desired political settlement, security or stability. We commend the efforts being made by Ethiopia to establish security and stability in Abyei through its contribution to the work of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei. We will spare no effort to help Ethiopia to implement its mandate. Regarding the statements contained in the report of the Secretary-General before us (S/2014/709) about the decision concerning the forthcoming elections in the Sudan, we stress that as of now and until a final settlement is achieved, Abyei is an integral part of the Sudan. In that respect, it remains officially a district to be discussed in the negotiations.”

    2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7276 (2014) · source

  17. “We commend the provisions of resolution 2179 (2014) aimed at ensuring the timely settlement of pending issues and the final status of Abyei through negotiations that will obviate all unilateral actions. We also commend the provisions concerning the importance of conducting an intercommunal dialogue in order to preserve the historic coexistence of the communities of the Area. In that respect, we stress once again the commitment of the Government of the Sudan to the provisions of the 20 June 2011 Agreement and resolution 2046 (2012) concerning the importance of establishing administrative and security bodies, including a legislative council and a police force, as such mechanisms would pave the way for a political settlement.”

    2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7276 (2014) · source

  18. “Mr. Elnor (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to thank and congratulate you, Madam, on your country's accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also thank the Council members that worked so hard in the consultations on resolution 2179 (2014), which was adopted earlier, in order to reach a balanced, positive text that will promote the efforts being made to accelerate a political settlement of the final status of Abyei in accordance with the Protocol of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and subsequent agreements signed by the parties, including the Agreement of 20 June 2011 and the African Union road map that was endorsed by the Security Council in resolution 2046 (2012).”

    2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7276 (2014) · source

  19. “We are determined to bury the hatchet and let bygones be bygones; it is now time to begin implementing paragraph 24 of resolution 1769 (2007). We have turned the page on military confrontation with certain rebel groups. Beyond our successful efforts in containing tribal violence, we are determined to end that chapter through reconciliation initiatives among the tribes. In conclusion, political settlement is the best solution. We are determined to promote inclusive national dialogue in order to bring the efforts made in favour of peace and stability in Darfur to a successful conclusion. I wish to express thanks and appreciation to all those who have made continuing efforts in recent days in order to achieve peace and stability in Darfur. We hope that the Security Council's resolutions will have a positive impact on the peace process.”

    2014-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7250 (2014) · source

  20. “Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, to launch the national dialogue that has now been established throughout the country, as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Menkerios, has attested. We appreciate today's resolution, especially those paragraphs that welcome the national dialogue and condemn the rebel groups that try to hinder such dialogue. While today's resolution renews UNAMID's mandate for 10 months, we are resolved to achieve the objectives of our comprehensive national dialogue before those 10 months are up, particularly in the area of political inclusivity. We are determined to achieve the goals of the comprehensive national dialogue before those 10 months have elapsed, particularly in the light of the positive political advances.”

    2014-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7250 (2014) · source

  21. “We had hoped that a new resolution would have focused on the stabilization process and on promoting the resulting stability, based on implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, as well as on supporting and promoting UNAMID's activities. We have stated previously that Darfur has now moved beyond the peacekeeping stage and into a phase of stabilization, recovery and reconstruction, which is why the UNAMID mandate should reflect the requirements of that phase. The resolution should therefore have gone beyond expressions of condemnation and concern, in view of the fact that the security and humanitarian situations are now stable. My country entered a new phase since the initiative taken on 27 January by the President of the Republic of the Sudan, Mr.”

    2014-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7250 (2014) · source

  22. “Mr. Elnor (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to comment on today's resolution (2173 (2014), which renews the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). In our View, however, the resolution does not acknowledge all of the positive developments that have occurred in Darfur over the past few months, as detailed in the Secretary-General's report on the subject (S/2014/515). Much of the report clearly confirms the ongoing stabilization in the five states that make up Darfur. In addition, the statement made to the Council by the Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas affirmed the same conclusions (see S/PV.7238).”

    2014-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7250 (2014) · source

  23. “The Government has provided a number of guarantees for the participation of armed groups in that dialogue, and no obstacles have been placed in their way. That is why we count on the Council to ensure that the dialogue is successful, by sending a clear message to armed groups to become involved without preconditions. Success in that dialogue is the shortest path towards achieving peace and stability in Darfur and in Sudan as a whole. All the parties in the Sudan, whether the Government or the opposition, agree on the importance of the dialogue. It is essential that it be launched immediately. In conclusion, it is important for the information contained in the Secretary-General's reports on Darfur to be objective, impartial and professional to avoid overstepping the mandate of the mission.”

    2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7238 (2014) · source

  24. “We are moving forward in the peace and stability operation within the framework of the national dialogue initiative, which guarantees remnant armed groups the right to participate fully just like other political parties. We are therefore already envisioning an exit strategy for the mission. While we recognize the interest of the United Nations in peace and security in the Sudan and Darfur, we would like to note that the huge amount of funds allocated since 2007, had they been allocated for various projects in Darfur, would certainly have saved the Organization a great amount of money. Now it is important to consider a withdrawal strategy for UNAMID, in cooperation with the African Union. The consolidation of peace and stability in Darfur is rooted in the President's initiative for national dialogue.”

    2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7238 (2014) · source

  25. “The draft resolution to renew the mandate of the Operation should support the peace and stability Operation in Darfur and should focus on the mission's priorities. The next few months will focus on support to the development and relaunching of the recovery and rebuilding efforts and on providing assistance to the displaced persons who are returning to their homes, in particular those who are returning voluntarily. We would like to remind the Council that resolution 1769 (2007), which established UNAMID, stipulates in paragraph 24 that the Council will consider the end of the mission's mandate when the situation has significantly improved. Well, the situation has significantly improved.”

    2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7238 (2014) · source

  26. “We find that the facts have been presented in such a way that it is unclear who is responsible. For example, with regard to air strikes, despite contact with the authorities, we reject the allegations contained in the report. The report cannot mention unknown sources. The same holds true for the number of displaced persons, rapes and other violations. The statistics are imprecise, which runs counter to professionalism and the truth. With regard to the national dialogue, we would like to point out that it is a Sudanese initiative. It is an internal matter in which the Government is in charge. All the political parties agree on that. That is why the report goes beyond the mandate of the Joint Envoy. In paragraph 35, we note a unilateral declaration.”

    2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7238 (2014) · source

  27. “Where the report asserts in a number paragraphs that the situation was stable, that the working conditions of the mission had considerably improved and that there were neither obstacles to the movement of the Operation nor obstruction to the issuance of visas, that is due to our policy of full cooperation in facilitating the mission's work from its establishment in 2007 by resolution 1769 (2007). Despite those significant advances, the report mentions that a number of incidents occurred during the first quarter of 2014, which it attributes to remnant armed groups that carried out attacks in Attewiesha, Haskanita, Alleit J alal-Nabi and Kalamendu in the north and south of Darfur. Thus are all instances of violations during the reporting period attributed to such groups.”

    2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7238 (2014) · source

  28. “Mr. Elnor (the Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council this month, which coincides with the Council's consideration of the Secretary-General's report (S/2014/515) on Darfur and the renewal of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). I would also like to thank Mr. Chambas for his presentation. There can be absolutely no doubt that the period covered by the report witnessed a significant improvement in the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur, thanks to the efforts of the Sudanese Government.”

    2014-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7238 (2014) · source