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first: 2009-10-14
most recent: 2023-12-15
sittings or episodes: 102
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“We should indeed work to contain the current situation and provide the Sudan with the possibility of engaging with regional efforts, including by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union and the League of Arab States, which are working tirelessly to find a solution to the conflict. It is also worth mentioning that despite its current hardships and the positions of certain States, the Sudan was able to win membership on the Human Rights Council by 157 of 195 votes, which means that for all intents and purposes the boycott is over.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“I therefore call on the Council to ensure the continuity of its positive engagement with the Sudan, while clarifying what is going on the country according to a rational approach, in line with our narrative. The Sudan remains listed and held prisoner. But we are capable of defending our national interests and adapting to the Council’s dynamics and current divisions. We have explained why the blockade imposed in the aftermath of the events of 25 October 2021 was ineffective. We thank the United Nations system for starting to constructively engage with the Sudan.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“In that context, the Sudan is committed to implementing the political transition process, engaging in dialogue and committing to the cessation of hostilities and responding positively to regional mediation efforts. We therefore hope that the role of the Security Council will be harmonized so that its input does not constitute an obstacle to the good offices of the Secretary-General. The Sudan has been on the agenda of the Security Council for the past 18 years. We have made a great effort to engage with the Council in a more positive manner than before, including by attending meetings of the International Criminal Court after it was boycotted. We have also tried to limit the designation of the Sudan under Chapter VII by ending the sanctions. International wisdom dictates that the Sudan should not be subjected to any further injustices.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The Sudan believes in the principle of African solutions to African problems, which is in line with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. The Security Council must uphold those provisions of the Charter, respect the territorial sovereignty of regional organizations and give the Sudan and its regional neighbours leadership in dealing with the current situation. The Sudan is committed positively and on the highest level to the role of the Secretary-General and his good offices based on his integrity, impartiality and political experience in brokering peace agreements when armed conflicts erupt. I invite the Council to adopt the Secretary-General’s approach of considering the underlying causes of conflict, in line with the spirit of the founders of the United Nations.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“We are therefore deeply concerned about the insistence of some members of the Security Council to convene a series of unnecessary Council meetings that serve their national agendas that have nothing to do with the interests of the Sudanese people. The Sudan will not accept the negative pressure exerted by some of members of the Council. The African Union, which is the organization that represents the African continent, has clearly called for non-interference from outside in this internal affair. The Sudan is closely working with IGAD and the African Union to activate their good offices, when conditions permit, at the Khartoum airport, which was damaged as a result of the repeated attacks by rebel forces.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The evacuation process has reached an international level, attesting to the efficiency of the Sudanese Armed Forces in supervising the conduct of operations, despite the known security threats. While we express our appreciation for the efforts of the brotherly and friendly States and regional organizations aimed at de-escalating the situation in the country, especially the efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union and the League of Arab States, we stress that this matter is an internal matter that should be left to the Sudanese to find the required solutions among themselves, without negative international interferences.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“We would like to point out that those successful evacuations were coordinated by forces from the following States: Saudi Arabia, the United States, China, Japan, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Bangladesh, Libya, Pakistan, France, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Lebanon, Canada, the Netherlands, Djibouti, India, South Korea, Hungary, Denmark, Belgium, Tunisia, Switzerland, Austria, Morocco and Algeria. Some nationals of Argentina, Colombia, Ireland, Portugal, Venezuela, Mexico, Türkiye, Palestine, Iraq and Syria have also been evacuated, while citizens from Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya are preparing to leave the Sudan.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“A number of diplomatic missions and organizations wishing to do so have evacuated hundreds of their employees, with the cooperation of the Sudanese authorities, which has been granting the necessary permits, securing the nationals to be evacuated and providing them with care and protection until they reach other, safer cities and regions inside the Sudan, or are airlifted out of the country. In a statement attributed to him on Monday, the Secretary-General praised the evacuation process, which did not witness any incident.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“We call on all states that love peace, stability and peace in the Sudan to condemn those rebel forces for their deployment and continued fighting in populated cities and residential areas, which endangers civilians, including women and children. We would like to mention that the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, has received calls from several Heads of States requesting him to facilitate and ensure the evacuation of their nationals and diplomatic missions from the country. His Excellency agreed to extend the assistance needed to ensure such evacuation for several states.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The State authorities proceeded to reinforce the security presence around diplomatic headquarters in the light of the circumstances the country is going through. However, the activities of the rebel forces, through assaults with various weapons in residential neighbourhoods and their attacks on civilians and looting of their properties represent an ongoing threat to public security and safety in general. And they have directly endangered the headquarters and staff of diplomatic missions and international and regional organizations. Those rebel forces are also targeting law enforcement agencies and releasing inmates and detainees, some of whom are convicted of serious crimes such as terrorism, human trafficking and murder, which poses a threat to public security and illustrates the state of indiscipline and loss of command and control.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has continued to receive, since the first day of confrontations and throughout the truce, many communications from diplomatic missions, United Nations agencies and other organizations accredited with the Republic of the Sudan informing us that their headquarters and residences have been subjected to storming and trespassing and that ambassadors, diplomats and employees had been intimidated by the Rapid Support Forces, in violation of international humanitarian law. The Sudan’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in the interest of ensuring the security and safety of those diplomatic missions and in line with its duty, immediately informed the competent State authorities of those infringements.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“To deal with the consequences of this crisis, the Sudanese leadership has heeded the call of the Secretary- General to implement a three-day truce, in line with the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr, in order to ensure the safe passage and evacuation of civilians, the staff of diplomatic missions, employees of regional and international organizations, as well as the evacuation of wounded and stranded persons. The Sudanese Armed Forces have adhered to the truce, despite the violations by the other side.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“And in doing so themselves, the Sudanese Armed Forces have committed to a combat strategy aimed at minimizing civilian casualties and damage to private and public property in order to end the control of the rebelled units of Rapid Support Forces over the Government sites and homes and private buildings they had seized or captured. The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces issued a decision dissolving the Rapid Support Forces and declaring it a rebel force against the State. He also announced that some of its units, such as its border guard, would be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces. The door is still open for the members of the rebel force to lay down their arms and integrate into the Sudanese army according to the conditions applied in such cases.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“Faced with this rebellion and based on its constitutional, national and moral obligations to protect the country’s national security, territorial integrity, sovereignty and stability, the Sudanese Armed Forces are defending the status quo created by the revolution in the context of the transition recognized regionally and internationally. The armed forces are dealing with this rebellion in a way that would restore normalcy and ensure the safety of civilians and the security and stability of the country and end the dual military and security presence. It is well known that in modern States, the armed forces are united under a single governmental and constitutional entity, which is the regular army.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The attacks took place on the same day as a meeting between the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and the Commander of the rebel Rapid Support Forces, which was scheduled to discuss the technical arrangements for the full integration of the Rapid Support Forces into the Sudanese army to ensure the building of a single national army characterized by professionalism and unity of leadership and command-and-control, and to strengthen military doctrine in accordance with the established professional traditions of the Sudanese army that it has accumulated over more than a century. Our army is known for professionalism, moral guidance and discipline.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“In a number of locations in the capital and in some other cities, the former have attempted to seize power through a military coup by launching coordinated attacks on the residence of the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and the headquarters of the General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces, as well as Khartoum International Airport and other vital and strategic facilities.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“Madam President, I extend my congratulations to you on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April 2023, and we commend the ingenuity with which you have steered the Council’s agenda during the month. Allow me to put the recent events in the Sudan in the right context. Based on the official position of the Government of the Sudan, these unfortunate events, which started on 15 April, resulted from the rebellion of the Rapid Support Forces against the Sudanese Armed Forces.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Guterres, for his briefing and for his efforts to establish peace in the Sudan. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes for his briefing, the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, the Permanent Observer of the African Union, Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, and the Special Envoy of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Mr. Ismail Wais. I also wish to convey our sincere condolences on the deaths of the Egyptian administrative attaché and the international staff members.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The OIC affirms that the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East requires firm and prompt action by the Security Council to ensure an immediate end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory. Similarly, the international community should uphold its responsibilities in enabling the Palestinian people to achieve their right of return and rights to self- determination, sovereignty and independence in their State and in their territory, which has been occupied since 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The deliberate escalation of Israel’s aggression against Palestinians and the expansion of its illegal colonial settlements on the occupied Palestinian territory, in particular in and around Jerusalem, constitute war crimes and flagrant violations of international law. There must be accountability for all such abuses and violations, and protection must be ensured for the Palestinian people, who are defenceless against the relentless aggression of that more than 50-year-old foreign occupation, including the 2 million people trapped by the Israeli blockade in the Gaza Strip. In conclusion, as we will soon solemnly mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba, the OIC reiterates its call for justice for the Palestinian people, including the Palestinian refugees.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The OIC appreciates the contribution of the Algiers declaration, emanating from the Reunification Conference for Achieving Palestinian National Unity, to ending division and achieving reconciliation as a positive step towards national unity; expresses its heartfelt thanks to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria for sponsoring that conference; and is grateful for the tireless efforts of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria to ensure the success of that historic endeavour. The Israeli extremist Government has proven that it is more committed to colonialism, annexation, oppression and violence than to justice, human rights, peace and stability.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The OIC also reaffirms that, within its total area of 144 dunums, Al-Haram Al-Sharif is an exclusive place of worship for Muslims that is protected by international law and its historical and legal status, and that the Jordanian Administration Department of Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs is the competent authority to manage the affairs of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif. The OIC furthermore stresses the role of the historical Hashemite custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Al-Quds in protecting their sanctity, identity and historical and legal status.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The OIC commends the continued efforts of King Mohammed VI, Chair of Al-Quds Committee, in protecting the Islamic holy sites in Al-Quds Al-Sharif — standing up against the Israeli occupation authorities’ measures aimed at Judaizing the holy sites — and praises the concrete role played by the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency of the Al-Quds Committee in carrying out development and steadfastness-building projects and activities for the inhabitants of the Holy City.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We have cautioned time and again that Israel’s provocative and irresponsible actions hurt the feelings of Muslims across the globe, violate their religious rights and eternal attachment to that holy site and jeopardize stability in the region and beyond. We underscore that this organ must fulfil its responsibility and obligations to ensure Israel’s compliance with, and respect for, international law and United Nations resolutions, including resolutions 2334 (2016), 476 (1980) and 478 (1980) with regard to East Jerusalem, the occupied capital of the State of Palestine, which has endured Israel’s endless attempts to isolate, Judaize, colonize and subjugate it.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The OIC would particularly like to warn the Council of the dire consequences of the Israeli occupation authority’s continued infringement on the sanctity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, including its constant provocations, abuses, daily brutal assaults, incursions and unprecedented tampering with the Mosque’s existing historical, legal and religious status as an exclusive place of worship for Muslims. In that regard, the OIC stresses that Israel, the occupying Power, has no sovereignty over the entire Al-Aqsa compound at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, where Muslim worshippers have an absolute right to pray freely and safely at any time and without hindrance. We therefore reaffirm our strong rejection of Israel’s measures and attempts to alter the historical and legal status quo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Al-Haram Al-Sharif.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Israel’s continued flagrant breaches are further deepening the current political impasse and making the achievement of a two-State solution, on which there has long been an international consensus, less probable by the day. We therefore reiterate that the Security Council and all other key actors in the international arena should fulfil their responsibility for ensuring accountability, upholding the rule of international law and ending those illegal acts. Urgent action is needed to preserve the possibility of a two-State solution and salvage the prospects for peace. A dereliction of duty will have serious consequences on the ground and for the viability of our international system.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In the same vein, Israel’s illegal, oppressive and destructive policies aimed at further entrenching and perpetuating the longest belligerent occupation in modern history, including through violent military aggression, the construction of colonial settlements, ethnic cleansing, blockades, displacement and the confiscation of Palestinian land, have continued relentlessly, in flagrant violation of international law and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations. In that regard, the OIC emphasizes that a lack of accountability has emboldened Israel to persist with those illegal policies, which are causing the Palestinian people enormous suffering and undermining the pillars on which a just and lasting peace can be realized.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The OIC is particularly concerned about the Israeli occupation forces’ repeated assaults and the incursions by extremist Jewish settlers into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, including during the holy month of Ramadan, as well as the brutal attacks on worshippers and people in its courtyard, including women and children, while they were performing their prayers and rituals. The Israeli occupation forces fired stun grenades and tear gas inside the Mosque, damaging windows and doors and wounding and arresting hundreds of worshippers.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In recent weeks we have witnessed a dangerous escalation in the crimes and violations perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces and extremist settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in the cities of Jerusalem, Nablus, Jenin and Jericho, which have resulted in the deaths of 96 Palestinians, including children, in addition to hundreds of citizens who have been injured or arrested since the beginning of the year. Tensions are high and fear is widespread, as Israel’s provocations and incitements against the Palestinian people and their heritage and presence in their homeland have also escalated, along with violence on the part of the army and settler militias.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mauritania aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Lebanon, on behalf of the Group of Arab States (see S/PV.3909), and the statement to be delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. I will be delivering this statement on behalf of the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in my capacity as Chair of the OIC Group.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We also reiterate our commitment to working with the international community so as to address the challenges to the transition process in order to achieve the goals that we seek.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“We note that there is a national executive committee comprising the relevant State institutions to prevent any hindrance to the Mission’s work and to guide its work in line with the Sudan matrix, which is consistent with the four strategic pillars and objectives contained in the Mission’s mandate. The Sudan seeks to prioritize them within the operations undertaken by UNITAMS and welcomes the Mission’s achievements. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that the partners of the transitional period will continue their efforts to ensure its success. At the same time, we reaffirm our commitment to dialogue as an indispensable way to address the challenges of the Sudan’s political transition.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The statements in the Mission’s periodic report in paragraphs 61 and 74 regarding the Government authorities’ lack of cooperation with the Mission and the fact that that hindered the Mission’s efforts to implement its mandate are inaccurate. On the contrary, the Sudanese authorities cooperated with the Mission regarding all its movements, and no travel by any staff member of the Mission was prevented. However, the Mission does not allow Sudanese officials working within the Ceasefire Committee and security arrangements to travel in UNITAMS aircraft. Such issues were brought up, and the Mission did not respond with regard to the reasons for preventing Sudanese officials from travelling in the Mission’s aircraft.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“After reviewing the matter, it became clear that there were no outstanding visa requests for the 27 ceasefire officials, which was the number, requested by the Mission, all of whose visas were approved. The Mission also reported restrictions on the internal movement of its staff. After reviewing the matter, it became clear that the Sudanese authorities did not oppose or prevent the travel of any of the Mission’s staff even during the period before it was agreed that they would request waivers, which were completed by the Mission and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in January for a period of six months. All such waivers were issued, and there are no further outstanding waivers.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“Paragraphs 61 and 74 of the report state the following regarding visas and the internal movements of Mission staff: delays in issuing entry visas for 19 staff members and in procedures for approving internal travel. After taking that up with the competent authorities, the following became clear. Visas for 11 staff members were approved, whose names are included in the number given. It is unclear whether five others, some of whose details the Mission did not clarify, were in addition to the number approved or replacements for others. The Mission was asked for clarification, but there has been no answer to date. In paragraph 61, the Mission mentioned that procedural delays had hindered the deployment of officials of the Darfur Permanent Ceasefire Committee.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“We affirm that the role of the United Nations should be to support the national process, adopt a peaceful approach, engage in multilateral dialogue, complete the security arrangements and facilitate the return of displaced persons. The report of the Secretary-General also mentions so-called administrative impediments to the Mission’s work. I would not have thought that this was the appropriate place to discuss them. The report refers to the non-issuance of visas and travel permits to the Mission’s staff. Please note that the report is wrong in that regard. We have confirmation that all visa applications and travel permits required by the Mission were issued, in line with the Mission’s administrative structure, endorsed by the General Assembly. Allow me to elaborate on such issues in detail.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“In the past week, political leaders have made efforts to overcome differences, strengthen national unity and prioritize national interests, including representatives of the National Umma Party, the Original Democratic Unionist Party, the Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudan Liberation Movement, the Umma Party, the Alliance Democratic Alliance, the United Popular Front, the Beja High Council and other independent groups. Other consultations aimed at communication with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, led by Abdel Aziz Al-Hilu, resumed in Juba, and there is still hope that it will join the political process.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The military leadership’s renewed commitment to withdrawing from the political process, strengthening the momentum for reaching a final agreement and forming a broad-based civilian Government has become a criterion for the political transition following the announcement made at the United Nations in September 2022. The political process will continue to be strengthened by including participants such as internally displaced persons, resistance committees, young people, nomads, herders and women representatives. Women’s participation was between 26 per cent and 35 per cent, a rate that does not exist even in some developed countries.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The Secretary-General’s report recognizes the positive developments and the overcoming of the political stalemate thanks to the tripartite mechanism’s efforts regarding the signing of the framework political agreement in December 2022 by the military component and more than 40 political parties, armed movements signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement, trade unions and professional associations, as well as the signing of the political declaration to be joined by the Darfur movement and members of the Forces for Freedom and Change-Democratic Bloc, in particular Mr. Gibril Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement and Minister for Finance, and Mr. Minni Arko Minawi, Governor of the Darfur region and leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The Sudan has qualified for such a reduction by taking the necessary measures, in line with the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, and completing to address the inherited economic distortions. The international community must shoulder its responsibilities by providing all kinds of humanitarian assistance to the hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighbouring countries hosted by the Sudan.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“During the visit, the expert received assurances from the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Justice of the Sudan’s readiness to cooperate with him and facilitate his work. The expert also took note of the progress made on the human rights file and the Sudan’s commitment to ensuring accountability so as to combat impunity and to upholding civil and political rights. In his report before the Council (S/2023/154), the Secretary-General notes the difficult economic situation, and we share his view. We look forward to the resumption of cooperation with, and development assistance from, bilateral partners that are keen to see a successful transition in the Sudan, as well as international financial institutions, so as to mitigate the impact of the Sudanese economic reforms and reduce the external debt burden.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to call on the international community to provide financial support for the completion of all provisions of the Juba Peace Agreement, particularly since the security arrangements for the Peace Agreement and the related demobilization and integration of the forces of the armed movements are an extremely costly and complex task in terms of organization, logistics and funding. I thank friendly countries that have always supported such efforts. We stress the fact that UNITAMS has a greater role to play in that regard than we are currently witnessing. The Sudan ensures cooperation with human rights mechanisms. A United Nations expert on the human rights situation visited the Sudan in February.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“I am sure that Council members have noticed that the situation in Darfur is gradually improving and that many displaced persons and refugees have begun to return to their villages and places of origin. Furthermore, the situation in the Blue Nile and West Kordofan regions, where there were tribal tensions, is now being restored to normality thanks to the Government’s measures. The results of the workshop assessing the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement are focused on eliminating obstacles and addressing the challenges involved. Now the international community must respect its financial obligations to implement the pledged financial support in order to implement the security arrangement requirements, protect civilians and ensure that the remaining armed movements join the peace process.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“We reiterate our determination to promote the protection of civilians in Darfur, especially women and children, so that we can preserve their human dignity and uphold the rights that the Sudan committed to safeguarding when it joined the relevant international instruments. We are working to implement the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians and the development and deployment of joint forces for that purpose, which is one of our top priorities in Darfur in addition to collecting unauthorized small arms and light weapons and implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes. We note that despite its scarce resources, the Government of the Sudan has been able to provide the joint protection force with approximately 200 new vehicles equipped to support its work.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The commitment to implementing the new matrix was reiterated in line with the timetables so as to complete the implementation of the Agreement’s outstanding items. The transitional Government is committed to ensuring the implementation of the updated matrix in line with its new timetables with a view to creating strong momentum for resolving the outstanding items. Peace is the key issue in the Sudan and the State’s overarching priority, since it is vital to its ability to deal with the country’s security and development issues. My country’s Government will spare no effort to ensure positive and constructive participation in the negotiations with other factions that have yet to join the peace process.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The timetables were established following a five-day workshop hosted by our sister Republic of South Sudan. The workshop’s outcome included an updated matrix for implementing the Agreement agreed on by the Government and partners in the peace process. The matrix was signed on 12 February by the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and the President of South Sudan, as well as the parties to the peace process and the leaders of organizations and signatory movements to the Juba Peace Agreement, along with the representatives of the countries of the region that are guarantors and witnesses of the Agreement. Work is under way to implement the matrix, which underscores that peace remains the linchpin and a top priority for the Sudan.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The meeting resulted in some important outcomes, including the conclusion of discussions on transitional justice, security and military reform through the various workshops, a decision that the trilateral mechanism should call on signatories and non-signatories to immediately begin drafting a final agreement, and a request to the relevant joint committees of the signatory forces and the trilateral mechanism to update the timetable for concluding the outstanding tasks and signing the final agreement as soon as possible. Last month, with regard to the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement, together with the movements that joined the Agreement the transitional Government signed off on timetables for implementing the Agreement’s outstanding items.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“The discussion of the outstanding issues will continue with a view to achieving the broadest possible consensus by holding specialized meetings with the participation of scientific and professional experts to discuss justice, assess the peace agreement, dismantle the previous regime and deal with the situation in eastern Sudan. I want to point out that an important meeting, focused on the political process and achievements, was held last week between the President and Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, the civilian signatories to the framework agreement, the trilateral mechanism and other regional and international partners.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“It has also stressed that it is working to convince the hold-outs to join those important political arrangements in order to agree on the establishment of a Government that will lead the country towards the holding of free and fair elections at the end of the transition period. The civilian signatories to the framework agreement have begun implementing a plan geared to achieving the broadest possible national consensus to prepare for the final signature. The plan envisages local and regional contacts, the establishment of consultation committees with the relevant stakeholders on the outstanding issues of the framework agreement and the holding of workshops and conferences to explain the agreement to all the revolutionary parties concerned.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“As we promised the Security Council at its meeting (see S/PV.9211) in December 2022 on the work of UNITAMS, the framework agreement was signed on 5 December 2022 with civilian components, most notably the Forces for Freedom and Change, the Central Council and a range of professional and trade union entities. We hope that the agreement will be followed by a definitive agreement leading to a two-year transition period led by an entirely civilian Government, with the army’s commitment to withdrawing from political life. The military component has repeatedly expressed its commitment to the framework agreement and to working with all parties to reach a final agreement in order to pave the way for the establishment of a transitional civilian Government.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source