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first: 2009-10-14
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“I underscore that we will remain committed to serving the cause of peace in my country and throughout the world. The meeting rose at 3.45 pm.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“At this very difficult time, marked by heightened regional tensions, desertification, the spread of small arms and light weapons, human trafficking and terrorist attacks, we must commend what has been achieved. The African Union has reaped the fruit ofits efforts. It has paid great attention to the issue of peace and security on the continent. We may recall the wisdom of the Government of the Sudan, prior to the adoption of resolution 1769 (2007), when it sought to make the peacekeeping mission a United Nations-African Union hybrid mission, with Africa making the greatest contribution. The African component of the mission constitutes the majority of the peacekeeping force. Once again, we reiterate our gratitude to you, Sir, and, through you, to all of the members of the Council.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“It must include the participation of the Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and the two mechanisms that were established and agreed upon - the Joint Working group and the Tripartite Mechanism. On this occasion, I should like to express my support for resolution 2363 (2017) and would like to thank His Excellency Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo, Joint Special Representative and Head of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel. In conclusion, the Security Council, the main organ with the primary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, has the right to celebrate today's joint achievement. It was initiated by my Government, which played a major role by prioritizing its responsibility to protect civilians, while preserving our national sovereignty.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“This uniquely structured mission has contributed to the return of normalcy and security in Darfur, which were made possible by the great efforts of its soldiers.I would also like to thank all the troop- and police-contributing countries that assisted in carrying out the mandate. I hope, Mr. President, that the Council will heed my words when it comes to this important phase of implementing the mission's exit strategy, which is clearly based upon the return of security and peace in Darfur. With regard to the ongoing review to be conducted in short intervals, I believe that justice and fairness call for that review to be completely transparent.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“Those people are now productive members of society and do not require urgent humanitarian assistance. With a bit of effort, we can turn displaced people who were formerly in need into a productive labour force that supports our economy. We are all well aware of the importance of providing UNAMID with the capacity for mobility and access after the Council mandated a 44 per cent drawdown of Operation forces so that the mission could shoulder its responsibility effectively. I therefore stress our determination and readiness, through all our institutions, to cooperate with UNAMID and enable it to fully deliver on its mandate. The sacrifices and efforts made by UNAMID in Darfur to anchor peace and stability have always been appreciated by our people.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“We stress the fact that resolution 2363 (2017) to renew the mission's mandate was adopted by consensus. Allow me to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of the Council for giving us the time to explain our position. The difficulties faced by our Government to restore stability and security in the region requires immediate action by the international community to provide support in all its forms to solve the problem. We have reminded the Council, time and again, that our Government has designed a three-phase plan to address the issue of displacement and that it requires the support of the international community. I would also like to point out that there is some confusion about the definition of the term "displacement". That term, which is familiar to all, does not apply to the majority of displaced people in Darfur.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“The rebel forces' attempts to undermine security and stability in Darfur through planning attacks on the northern, western and southern borders must not be repeated. Such attacks remain the only threat to peace in Darfur. Members will have noted our efforts to make the resolution coherent and responsive to the situation on the ground in Darfur today. That is reflected in the special report of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the strategic review. In fact, it focused on the return of peace and security in Darfur. The very clear statement issued on 12 June by the African Union Peace and Security Council highlighted the same conclusions reached during our consultations with all of the members of the Security Council.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“The military operations ofthe Sudanese Armed Forces and other actors launched in May have shielded Darfur against all attempts threatening security and peace there. We therefore stress our readiness, through our various institutions, to protect the security and the stability of our citizens and safeguard our gains. As members know, the international community has been sharing a great burden with us in the Sudan so as to consolidate internal peace. We had therefore hoped that the resolution would stress the holding of an international donor conference on Darfur as recommended by the African Union Council for Peace and Security on 12 June, so as to complement the donor conference held in Doha in April 2013.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“We have consistently conveyed in all our statements and letters to the Security Council and to the Secretary- General that, since 2015, Darfur has been enjoying great security and stability, and that the humanitarian situation is completely stable. In assessing the political, humanitarian and security situation in Darfur, we do not rely on documents that have been produced for various forums. We possess sufficient evidence of our own in that regard. We fully rely on the reality on the ground, which was acknowledged by the Council in resolution 2340 (2017), adopted in February. This continuous improvement prompted our Government to call on the Secretary-General to develop and implement a progressive and phased withdrawal strategy Darfur today is completely devoid of any armed groups, which had wreaked havoc in Darfur beginning in 2003.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to express our thanks and appreciation to all the members of the Security Council, with whom we have been communicating since the United Kingdom first proposed resolution 2263 (2017), which extends the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). I should also like to extend my thanks to the Secretary-General and to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for their recommendations in their joint report (S/2017/437) on UNAMID. Developments in the five states of Darfur over the past reporting periods cannot be denied or overlooked.”
2017-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7989 (2017) · source
“We also thank the troop- and police-contributing countries and reiterate our readiness to cooperate with all regional and international partners in all matters related to UNAMID until its last contingent leaves the country and full and sustainable peace has been achieved.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“This jibes with the assertion in the report before us that there has been significant improvement in access to the populations of the affected areas. We recall the statement made by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs of the Government of the Sudan's to the effect that access to 92 per cent ofthe regions ofDarfur is accessible through simple notification, which means that there is no need for Government authorization. We maintain our call for information on internally displaced persons to be issued by a single body comprised of the Government of the Sudan, the Office of the Special Representative of the United Nations and the African Union. We thank UNAMID for its efforts in all areas and peacekeepers for their sacrifices of recent years.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“As noted in the report, the most important priority for the United Nations is the return of internally displaced persons and access to the affected enclaves by the remainder of Abdel Wahid's troops in some areas of Western Marah Mountain, since we have managed to preserve the Vision of the Government of the Sudan arising from provisions contained in the Doha Document. However, accuracy is essential when counting the number of internally displaced persons in Darfur. We have counted some 1.8 million internally displaced persons, while the figure set by UNAMID stands at 2.7 million. With regard to access, we reiterate the assertation made in the October joint report of the Government of the Sudan and the United Nations agencies that there is no problem in access.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“The second involves integrating camps for internally displaced persons into nearby cities and doing the requisite planning to provide them with basic services. Under the third option, internally displaced persons will be able to choose an area to relocate that is not their place of origin. Each of these options requires financial resources. The assistance of the international community is therefore needed. We commend the support that has been provided by the State of Qatar, which sponsored the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur and has financed many development projects that have enabled us to achieve security and stability. Other friendly countries, such as China, Japan and Turkey, inter alia, have also offered their support within the framework of the Doha Document.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“Some internally displaced persons camps are now no longer needed, thanks to the current excellent situation of peace and security, given that efforts made by peace partners in Darfur to build villages for voluntary return, where all basic services for citizens are available. Moreover, security has been restored in the home villages of the internally displaced persons. All this makes it all the more necessary to pursue domesticandinternationaleffortstoencouragevoluntary return. On top of that, the Government of the Sudan has put forward a plan to address the situation, comprising three options. The first option consists of internally displaced persons simply returning voluntarily to their villages.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“We look forward to starting a new, serious phase, which makes it incumbent upon us politically and logistically to reconsider the sanctions that were imposed on the Sudan 12 years ago, in 2005, pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), in clear recognition of the situation on the ground in the country today. This is an inevitable step. We are open to the ideas that the Security Council and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations could put forward on this matter. The humanitarian situation in Darfur remains of interest to the Government of the Sudan, despite the fact that increasing numbers of internally displaced persons are voluntarily returning to their villages.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we hope that the Council will adopt these recommendations unanimously so that the competent authorities can start the gradual drawdown and transfer the tasks that were conducted by UNAMID to the United Nations the country team in the Sudan. My delegation wishes to underscore that the Government of the Sudan is fully ready to continue cooperating and positively engaging with UNAMID, the African Union, the United Nations and all other regional and international partners in order for the Mission to be able to fully discharge its duties, complete its departure in a smooth, phased and gradual manner that could be a model for the drawdown of other peacekeeping missions, and save financial resources for preventive diplomacy and sustaining peace and achieving comprehensive development.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“My delegation welcomes the recommendations made by the recent meeting of the joint working group, which were adopted by the Tripartite Coordination Mechanism at the leadership-level meeting on 22 May, which stipulate that UNAMID should withdraw from 14 regions in the state of Darfur. We welcome the recommendations of the report of the strategic review working group included in the joint report by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary-General, which stipulate that UNAMID's military component should be drawn down by 44 per cent, although we had hoped that the recommendations would stipulate withdrawal from all areas on which the joint working group has reached a concensus.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“Council members are aware that the main reason for insecurity, criminality and tribal violance in Darfur is the proliferation of weapons among civilians. The Government has announced a plan to collect weapons and limit their use to uniformed troops. Initiatives to drive weapons-collection and non-proliferation efforts obviously require large financial resources and qualified and adequate personnel. We therefore expect the donor States and the United Nations specialized agencies to provide financial and technical assistance to the Sudan so that sustained peace and security may be achieved.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“We have made significant progress in that regard. Further efforts are still being made to promote security and judicial oversight with a View to limiting the phenomenon and establishing State authority. The Government of the Sudan has deployed additional police personnel, with 29,314 officers now deployed across the municipalities of the states of Darfur. The Ministry of Justice has also implemented a plan to appoint district attorneys in each of Darfur's municipalities as a way of promoting the rule of law and justice in urban and rural areas of the state, in addition to achieving the principle of zero impunity and an increase in the number of offices providing specialized and general legal assistance.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“Therefore, the cooperation of neighbouring countries, given the successful joint experience of the Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic in protecting our shared borders and preventing armed groups from infiltrating, is the only way to end the unrest that has become part of our painful past. I note that the report of the Panel of Experts appointed by the Council, which was reviewed by the Council in February, as well as the report presented today, reach the same conclusion that the Justice and Equality Movement and Sudanese Liberation Army/Minni Minawi have been conducting mercenary activities, including banditry and human trafficking, to finance their activities. On the other hand, all recent reports note the efforts and role of the Government to counter crime and banditry in Darfur.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“Many reports of the Secretary-General on Darfur - notably his most recent report of 18 May on the strategic review of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), in addition to reports issued by other United Nations entities concerning the situation in Darfur, have affirmed and noted the significant progress made in Darfur in all areas, especially the security and humanitarian situation following the efforts of the Government of the Sudan to secure the five states of Darfur. This has positively affected security and stability. We have long pursued such positive, encouraging and natural progress. On 20 May, the Sudanese Liberation Army/Minni Minawi from Libya and the Justice and Equality Movement tried to infiltrate our borders from South Sudan in a failed attempt to drag us back into war.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report submitted to the Council (S/2017/437). I would also like to thank my friend the Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Wane, for his briefing. He knows that we have long worked since 2004 in Aboja to consolidate peace and security in Darfur. Allow me to extend my sympathies to the people and the Government of Nigeria in the light of the killing of a Nigerian peacekeeper in Darfur. I offer my condolences to his family.”
2017-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7969 (2017) · source
“Finally, we would like to voice our appreciation to the Secretariat, which has distanced itself from the aims of the ICC, which sought to involve it so as to make the ICC appear to be part of the United Nations system when it is not. We wish also to commend the positions of those countries that did not fall for the instigation carried out by the Office of the Prosecutor, as well as the firm position of the Security Council in lending assistance aimed at definitely ending the conflict in Darfur, supporting a political settlement and rejecting the possibility ofa protracted conflict. We are optimistic that together and with firm steps we will move towards attaining our common goal of security and peace. The meeting rose at 4.50p.m.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“It would have been far worthier of them to indicate that resolution 2340 (2017), for the first time since 2005, the year in which the referral decision was taken, states that the situation is largely back to normal in all five states of Darfur, which are equivalent in area to that of France or Iraq, except for a very small part of one of the provinces of Darfur. The report also avoids mentioning the explicit condemnation in resolution 2340 (2017) of armed movements that use civilian installations as shields, which poses a threat to civilians, especially internally displaced persons. It is the very same report that has never, ever failed to mention paragraph 28, saying that civilians are still in danger.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“We were surprised also to see that the ICC has asked the Government of the Sudan to ensure continued and unfettered access to the various areas of Darfur, even though the report spoke about addressing the root causes of the conflict in Darfur, as if it were thinking of itself as the Security Council. The report states also that unless the root causes of the conflict are addressed, the situation in Darfur will remain unstable and unpredictable. The catastrophe lies not only in the ineffectiveness of the Prosecutor and her Office; it goes beyond that, given the absence of honesty or any spirit of equity or justice, or even balance, in stating the facts. For a very long time, the Prosecutor and her Office have agreed to play a political role or the role of a monitoring mechanism.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“But what is important to us at this meeting is the fact that all those discrepancies and shortcomings can be covered up by the Prosecutor only by politicizing her work, inventing evidence or bribing witnesses. The Office of the Prosecutor sidestepped its judicial and legal task as stipulated in the Statute of the Court and devoted the greater part of the report to elements that are against the Government of the Sudan. This deep desire to condemn the Government of the Sudan warrants only disdain and contempt, because the Prosecutor overlooked the principal task assigned to her. To our surprise, and I think that most members of the Security Council were equally surprised, the report welcomes the extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts created by the Security Council under resolution 2340 (2017).”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Also, supporters ofthe concept ofthe ICC have said that the ad hoc or temporary tribunals created by the Security Council lack the element of deterrence, while the ICC does not, as it is a permanent tribunal. The question here is, to what extent has the ICC succeeded in creating an appropriate level of deterrence for violations of human rights, the rule of law and human rights worldwide, and what is the capacity of the Security Council to ensure the equitable implementation of article 13 of the Statute? Does the Court operate on the basis of equality between all the States that have agreed to be parties to the Statute? Those are the difficult and important questions that the Court must answer, and they must be answered precisely. We believe that it will be impossible for the ICC and its supporters to answer those questions.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“What is astonishing here is that the person who wrote this report makes reference to the need to take into account the root causes of the conflict, without understanding that that means seeking to conclude a negotiated peace agreement, which is indeed what took place in Doha in July 2011. Since 2002, it has become evident that failure in terms of implementation has completed a full cycle of failure, since the very beginning, when the ICC was founded. The result of implementation, 15 years after the entry into force of the Statute of the ICC, is sad and disappointing. How many cases have been ruled on by the ICC? How much has been spent to date? What is the cost of one single trial, if we divide the budget of the ICC over 15 years by the number of trials that have been held? I defy the Prosecutor to answer those questions.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Here we are dealing with State commitments under the Charter of the United Nations and the immunity of Presidents and representatives of States, and with the commitments of States to international organizations such as the African Union and other political groups such as the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation or the Non-Aligned Movement. We can only conclude that the ICC has given rise to contradictions and conflicts in connection with two long-standing aspects of the international system. The first aspect involves the clashes and the conflicts that the ICC, by its very existence, tries to provoke between the various norms of international law. The second is the conflict it creates between the principles ofjustice and peace.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“It is no coincidence that the ICC focuses all its investigations and prosecutions on Africa, because it believes that Africa is an easier political mark than others. This disparity goes beyond the prosecutors and the judges; it affects the statute and the very idea of international criminal justice, which are concerned primarily with individuals. Thus, every time His Excellency the President of the Republic of the Sudan responds to an invitation from a State Member of the United Nations or a regional organization, the ICC finds itself in the same predicament. We seek a solid international legal system that invokes the Charter of the United Nations as its primary authority and accords it precedence in terms of commitment and implementation.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Since the jurisdiction of the ICC covers individuals or citizens of States parties to its statute, it is sufficient for us to demonstrate that about 60 per cent of the world's people belong to States that recognize neither the authority nor the jurisdiction of the Court. These include China, Russia, the United States, Egypt, India, Pakistan and Indonesia, whose populations constitute no less than half of the inhabitants of planet, and perhaps more. The incoherence of the report before the Council today is but the result of the earlier sin establishing a political organ called the ICC to discharge a judicial task - or, if you prefer, the creation of a judicial organ to carry out a political mission.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“It is an honour for the Sudan to be the country to draw the greatest attention to the flaws in the statute of the ICC that will inevitably bring it into conflict with the irrefutable and imperative norms of international law, such as the principle of equality; the principle that international covenants and agreements are binding only on the parties; and the moral principle of nullarn crimen sine Zege, which stipulates that there is no crime without law. The ICC, and especially its first Prosecutor and now the current Prosecutor, who is the former Deputy Prosecutor, have treated my country cavalierly and are now tasting the fruits of their overreach, confusion, relentlessness and politicization.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“It may be appropriate here to recall the statement made by a former President of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC concerning the ineffectiveness of the Prosecutor, to the effect that the Prosecutor was not even capable of putting together an indictment. The sorry state of the ICC cannot be addressed except by ignoring it and allowing to collapse from within, which is indeed its inevitable fate.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Concerning the President of the Republic of the Sudan, the 2005 Transitional Constitution stipulates that the President of the Republic is the symbol of the country and its sovereignty. We do not accept any abuse from any quarter, let alone from this defective kangaroo court. I draw the Council's attention to the statement made by the representative of the Russian Federation in the Security Council to the effect that the reports of the Prosecutor to the Council have started to resemble those submitted by monitoring bodies. I refer Council members to paragraphs 24 to 29 and 34 to 36 of the report, which illustrate the lack of knowledge on the part of the Prosecutor and her Office as to the presumed judicial nature of the Court.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Complementing all this testimony was the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, which was submitted to the Council in early 2005, confirming that no genocide had taken place in Darfur. The International Criminal Court (ICC) and its Prosecutor maintain their assaults and use of inappropriate language that we in the United Nations and the other organs of international standing are not accustomed to hearing. In the absence of the necessary restraint on the part of the Council, the ICC Prosecutor continues to direct offensive language against His Excellency the President of the Sudan and the Security Council itself, the highest political authority of the United Nations, by using such expressions as "the failure of the Council" or "the loss of its credibility".”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“In our statement on that occasion (see A/69/PV.103), and in support of designating the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime, we recalled all the international testimony that categorically refuted the assertion that any act of genocide had taken place in Darfur. In that statement, we also quoted the testimony of former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell; the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan; the President of the African Union in 2004, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo; the European Union, the African Union and the League of Arab States; and Medecins Sans Frontieres, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for its role in ending the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and thank you for your outstanding work. I also thank the members of the Council for their statements. I have two brief comments to make. First of all, the decision to refer the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC) was not unanimous or reached by consensus. Secondly, concerning the question of whether genocide has taken place in Darfur, I have the following comments to make. In late 2015, the General Assembly adopted resolution 69/323, commemorating the victims of genocide.”
2017-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7963 (2017) · source
“Finally, we would like to thank UNAMID for its efforts in the various areas. We would also like to thank the troop- and police-contributing countries. We reiterate the readiness of the Government of the Sudan to cooperate with all regional and international partners on the UNAMID mission, until the very last UNAMID components leave the Sudan after completing their mandate. Peacekeeping missions should not be deployed indefinitely. If the mandate is finalized, it means that peace has been restored.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“As I speak here before the Security Council, my country is hosting a conference for African directors ofintelligence services on counter-terrorism efforts on the African continent. With regard to humanitarian issues, the Sudan has continued to cooperate with the international community. The Government of the Sudan agreed to a proposal that was made by the United States regarding humanitarian access to South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. That same proposal, however, was refused by the rebels. The Sudan has also consolidated its role in providing relief to South Sudan. All of those developments prove that the Sudan is an effective member of the international community and a reliable partner. It is therefore incumbent upon the international community to cooperate with the Sudan.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“My country's delegation hopes that the recommendations put forward at the most recent meeting of the joint working group, held on 26 February, will be considered in order to develop a strategy for the phasing out of UNAMID - a gradual exit strategy. That should serve as an example for other United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Sudan has consolidated its regional and international partnerships in areas of vital importance for the international community, in particular counter- terrorism, illegal immigration, regional peace efforts and humanitarian assistance. You, Madam President, are also aware of how far the cooperation between the Sudan and your own country has come.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“Moreover, developments in the situation demonstrate daily that UNAMID is no longer the appropriate framework for security engagement by the international community, because our main focus - especially with regard to Darfur - should now be on development. I recall that the Sudan - or, rahter, Darfur - is a least developed country. We must realize the need for inclusive development, including its economic, social and environmental dimensions. In that regard, we refer to the important role that should be played by the international community on the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the former combatants. All of those tasks could be undertaken by the United Nations country team, as long as the international community provides the necessary financial and humanitarian assistance.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“Accordingly, I also refer members of the Council to all the recommendations of the committee. The committee meets every six months in Khartoum and Doha. The significant improvement in the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur and the reduction of activity by the rebel groups, as mentioned in the Secretary-General's latest and previous reports, as well as the report (see S/2017/22) by the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), serve to underscore that what the Government of the Sudan had been calling for since 2014 was justified, namely, the need to establish a strategic plan to phase out UNAMID in Darfur.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“We must reiterate that the Document is critical to peace, and we are not here to call for a new agreement. However, we must make every effort to commit to the Document, which is at the core of the peace process that was initiated by the Security Council. We call for the implementation of the Doha Document, which should be followed up by the establishment of an international commission including the Security Council members and the peace partners. If the implementation of Doha Document fails, any such failure should therefore be referred to the committee that meets every six months. That is one of the very positive points that we found in the Document. It also provides a window of time for the international community to follow up on developments every six months.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“The second option is to integrate IDP camps into neighbouring cities after ramping up their latter's capability to provide them with basic needs and services. The third option provides IDPs with the freedom to choose the area in which they would like to be relocated, especially in Darfur. The implementation of any one of those options lacks the financial resources and the technical expertise, as well as the international community's cooperation. Again, it requires the cooperation of it international community. In that regard, I would like to commend the assistance offered by Qatar, the Leauge of Arab States and other friendly countries ,such as China, Japan and others in the framework of the Doha Document, which was front and centre as the primary document recognized by the Security Council.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“The humanitarian situation in Darfur is a major concern for the Government of the Sudan, not to speak of the increasing number of returning IDPs. Moreover, the continuing presence of IDP camps in Darfur following the breakthrough in peace, stability and security is unjustifiable, especially as the peace partners in Darfur have made considerable efforts to prepare and equip Villages for their voluntary return, through providing all their basic needs as well as restoring security in the IDPs' Villages of origin. International efforts therefore should continue to encourage IDPS to voluntarily return, and the Government of the Sudan developed a plan based on three options. The first option involves the voluntary return ofIDPs to their Villages - and I stress the word "voluntary".”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“The leader of the rebel movement, Abdul Wahid, continues to receive support, which only serves to encourage his intransigence and refusal to sign the peace agreement. That disadvantages other movements and prevents them from seriously negotiating a lasting peace and ending human trafficking and mercenary activities. All of those points were mentioned in the report by the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) in February. With regard to internally displaced persons (IDPs), we should acknowledge that the movement of all the IDPs in 2016 - I am happy to say that we have not witnessed any IDP movement in 2017 - was the result ofAbdul Wahid's determination and insistence to resort to armed violence.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“Owing to the efforts that were carried out by the Government and regional partners, a number of the opposition factions became signatories to the Doha Document. The Government's six-month extension of the ceasefire demonstrated its serious intentions to revive the peace process and end Violence in that area of the country and begin rebuilding and development. In all our statements addressed to the Security Council, we have reiterated the determination of the Government of the Sudan to revive peace throughout the country. Furthermore, we have stressed that it is very important that the international community exert pressure on the opposition movement, as it obstinately continues to refuse to sign the peace agreement despite defections.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“The report of the Secretary-General underscores the progress achieved in Darfur during the latest reporting period and notes the unprecedented stability in terms of security owing to the efforts of Government forces to securing the state of Darfur and ending clashes attributable to certain armed movements. That has had a positive impact on the situation in terms of security and stability in the various states of Darfur, with the exception ofa few enclaves in the country. In the report, we note that the Jebel Marra is mostly secure, except for a few pockets in which remnants of the rebel faction of Abdul Wahid are positioned. The adhesion of many of the leaders of that movement to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur was of great importance.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source
“I also thank the Secretary-General for his substantial report (S/2017/250). And I congratulate Ambassador Mamabolo on his appointment to the position of Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We stand in full agreement with his briefing on the situation in Darfur, as the Darfur of today is not the Darfur of 2003. Moreover, I commend the high level of cooperation between peacekeeping management and UNAMID, on one hand, and the Government of the Sudan, on the other hand. Such is the level of cooperation to which we have been aspiring over past reporting periods, and especially since 2007.”
2017-04-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7912 (2017) · source