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“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Mr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS), for his positive briefing today. We would also like to thank Ambassador Harold Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), for his positive report (see S/PV.9288) on the Committee. And we thank all delegations that have shown their support for the positive transitional and political developments under way in the Sudan.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9289 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, we appeal to the Council to free the Sudan from the burden and injustice of Procrustes’ bed. The meeting rose at 12.25 p.m. 23-080423/3”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“We would also mention Brazil and its positive role. Such countries understand better the complex nature of the situation in certain countries that are in the process of transition, including the Sudan. Those friendly countries have no political agendas that affect their position in the Council. We appreciate those countries because they stressed in a practical manner their commitment to reforming the working methods of the Security Council. We hope that the penholders will adopt the same position in order to not have double standards, turn pens into swords or reduce the size of the Sudan, as the bandit Procrustes did in Greek mythology. He would force his victims to lie on his bed and cut off the parts of their legs that hung off the bed.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“The Movement of Non-Aligned Countries has also supported that request. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the friendly countries who have taken objective stances while negotiating resolution 2676 (2023), adopted by the Security Council on 8 March. I also thank the three African members of the Security Council, Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique, along with the United Arab Emirates for their tough negotiations as they supported the Sudan’s request to include in the resolution a timeframe similar to those in other Council resolutions. They also requested realistic, objective, applicable and measurable criteria that were supported by the majority of Council members. The negotiations on that resolution have demonstrated that the Council is divided over its content. The countries that were realistic mostly come from the South.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“Moreover, the Sudan has been increasingly feeling that, rather than achieving security and stability in Darfur, as was its objective, the resolution has become a tool for certain Council members to exercise political pressure against the Sudan and its sovereign national decisions. That requires serious consideration by Council members, so that sanctions do not become a tool used by some States to serve their own agendas and foreign policies. Six members of the Council have asked for the lifting of sanctions, including two permanent members, namely, Russia and China. The Arab groups, comprising 22 countries, the African groups, comprising 54 countries, and the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, comprising 57 countries, have also asked for the lifting of those sanctions.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“Resolution 1591 (2005) and subsequent Council resolutions on the sanctions imposed on the Sudan are no longer effective and have become counterproductive, as they undermine the security enforcement agencies in Darfur and prevent them from undertaking their duties to maintain peace, stability and societal harmony. That encourages cross-border armed groups to carry out their activities. Resolution 1591 (2005) in particular was drafted without including a sunset clause like other Council resolutions. That is why that resolution has been used over the past 18 years as a sword of Damocles hanging over the Sudan. Its catastrophic consequences were never assessed objectively by the Council.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“In his autobiography, entitled Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World, the previous Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, stated the following about the conflict in Darfur: (spoke in English) “It was understood to be a religious and ethnic conflict, but I believe the hostilities were based on competition for natural resources.” ( p. 119) (spoke in Arabic) The Sudan is working to resolve those challenges through reconciliation, strengthening peaceful coexistence, deploying a joint force for civilian protection, strengthening the rule of law and promoting reparative justice and its institutions.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“Thanks to those efforts, significant peace and stability are now prevailing in Darfur. Displaced persons have started to voluntarily return to their villages, which they were compelled to leave during the height of the armed conflict in 2003. The Transitional Government is implementing the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians, which was presented to the Council in April 2021 We will continue to provide the Council with regular periodic reports on the implementation of that plan. Having said that, we are aware that the situation is not ideal. There are inter-communal conflicts which sometimes are due to competition about grazing. The 2/323-08042 20/03/2023Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South SudanS/PV.9288 main reason for those conflicts is climate change and its consequences.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to sincerely congratulate you, Mr. President, for your friendly country’s assumption of the Security Council presidency for this month. We are confident that you will lead the Council’s work in an able manner. The position of the Sudan with regard to the sanctions imposed under resolution 1591 (2005) is clear and well known. The records of the Security Council attest to that. Those sanctions were imposed in a political and security context that was different. At the time, there was an internal conflict in Darfur which no longer exists. Darfur is now undergoing an important transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding with the participation of the Transitional Government and stakeholders of the peace process that signed the Juba Peace Agreement.”
2023-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9288 (2023) · source
“However, with our goodwill and what we will agree upon through dialogue, which we discussed yesterday during my meeting with the Prosecutor, we hope that all bureaucratic impediments will be removed and that we will clear a path towards criminal justice through ideal cooperation between the two sides in a manner that respects the Sudan’s sovereignty, national entity and its criminal law, which is compatible with international law. We know that the Sudan has thus far not signed the Rome Statute. However, our cooperation is in compliance with resolution 1593 (2005). Therefore, I am hopeful that the requests will be met within a time frame according to the circumstances in Khartoum, and not as per international standards. We are in a seriously critical situation that requires special understanding.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“There is no need for us to mention that the Sudan has cooperated with the international community in a number of areas, including unprecedented positive cooperation for countering terrorism, violent extremism, illegal migration, human trafficking, crimes related to drugs and transnational crime. All that, in turn, promotes the rule of law and the concept of combating impunity. We call on the Security Council to take into consideration the current political situation and the fact that the required haste is sometimes based on subjective criteria.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“To my knowledge, the Court has not provided a specific written strategy, set of priorities or a work plan established with the Sudan to move forward and avoid disagreements. The Sudan hopes that the Security Council will understand its current political situation, taking into consideration the complexity of the political transition and the ongoing efforts to ensure peace and security and their impact on the general situation in the Sudan. We also look forward to the support of the international community in achieving justice, peace, peaceful coexistence and sustainable development and on the likely influence of the Sudan on peace and security in the region.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“Accordingly, we are firmly committed to combating impunity, in particular the international crimes related to Darfur. The Sudan cooperates with the ICC prosecutor, but we are faced with our current circumstances. According to the Rome Statute, there is no time frame for trials. However, the Sudan must agree with the ICC in advance with regard to the legal choices. No details have been presented to clarify the aspects of the progress achieved through the cooperation of the Sudan with the ICC and the road map that was mentioned in the report, despite the efforts by the Sudan and the facilitation it provided to the Court and to the Office of the Prosecutor, whose members I have met personally in Khartoum more than twice, which has enabled the Court to achieve progress on the case of Darfur.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“The agenda is in accordance with our national security vision. That cannot be achieved in an ideal manner because of the exceptional pressures on the transitional regime in the Sudan now, as the Council well knows. Therefore, we believe that the situation with the ICC has experienced tangible progress, which I referred to in the beginning of my statement. However, there is a need for the organs of the transitional system to be completed so as to meet the demands of the ICC, especially given that the armed movements of Darfur have now become part of the Government and the Juba Peace Agreement. Combating impunity is one of the purposes of achieving justice. That is not a disputable issue. As mentioned, that is one of the priorities of the transitional Government and one of the most important components for achieving peace in my country.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“Therefore, restorative justice should be adopted to meet the needs and rights of the victims who swarm the camps of refugees and internally displaced persons in Darfur, forming a very painful image. Criminal justice also requires an integrated criminal justice system that is not in conflict with the Sudan’s commitments flowing from its international obligations and human rights conventions. Haste will not make it possible to meet those requirements, as per the American proverb which says “unsafe at any speed”. Due diligence and a careful approach are necessary to expand the participation base and to reflect the cultural diversity of the Sudan, which requires the means to include all stakeholders, of whom many are women and young people, so that we do not adopt a piecemeal approach so long as the final purpose is to end impunity.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“The report does not mention the reasons that prevented the Court from receiving the documents it demanded in its request for assistance of November 2022. The report simply mentions those as challenges that are unnecessary and impediments for the work of the Office of the Prosecutor. Criminal justice falls within the transitional justice agenda, which was not fully implemented because of the many political priorities in the Sudan. The Sudan stands in solidarity with the victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity and is committed to international law that addresses such heinous violations. Criminal justice that is based solely on the principle of punishment does not provide reparation for the victims.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“Implementing the requests for cooperation, as per article 99, paragraph 4 (a), of the Rome Statute, will take place at the right time and as per the processes specified by our national law, so long as it does not prohibit the requests. With regard to the process of ratifying international conventions, every convention is submitted to the Ministry of Justice to verify its compliance with national law, then it is submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval, and finally it is submitted to the presidency of the Republic and the Legislative Council for ratification. There are a number of conventions that have not been ratified yet because the organs comprising the transitional phase are not fully formed.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“We are genuinely interested in cooperating with the ICC to achieve justice on Darfur, which has led to the signing of two agreements of cooperation with the ICC. Full and ideal cooperation is also related to completing the ratification of the Rome Statute, as per Sudanese law, because the modes of cooperation mentioned require a legal basis and detailed information about the locations and identities of the individuals concerned. In that unprecedented and exceptional circumstance, the Government of the Sudan is dealing with the ICC in the same manner that it deals with other international organizations and diplomatic missions. There are no restrictions on the Court or its activities.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“The Sudan will continue on that cooperative path, but is it necessary that the country’s exceptional political circumstances be taken into account. The authorities are working to change the reality of life in Darfur, which is witnessing a fundamental transition from war and conflict to peacebuilding, through the formation of a transitional justice commission as a means of achieving justice in cases in which it is difficult to use ordinary means of justice, and would operate by revealing the truth, achieving justice, providing reparations and facilitating reconciliation, which means through restorative justice. Once established, the commission will lead a broad dialogue to meet the aspirations of victims and achieve justice, as desired. The Sudan has demonstrated its goodwill and will continue to do so.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“During the period when the Sudan received requests for assistance from the Office of the Prosecutor, the transfer of the executive competence for cooperation between the Sudan and the ICC from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was not completed, which prevented the decision on those requests according to the expectations of the Prosecutor. The Sudanese authorities facilitated the visit of the Prosecutor to Khartoum and Darfur, without restrictions, during which he met with officials, visited Darfur and heard from a wide range of stakeholders and victims. The fact that the Prosecutor addressed the Council in August 2022 from Khartoum (see S/PV.9113) is a proof of the magnitude of the cooperation between the Sudan and the Court, which was something that no one else could have imagined.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“Since achieving justice for Darfur crimes is a priority for the transitional Government, it has opened a door for cooperation with the ICC, as a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Sudan and the Court in August 2022 to frame that cooperation and facilitate the tasks of Court delegations and investigators visiting the Sudan. I would like to point out that the challenges referred to by the Prosecutor in his report related to Sudan’s cooperation with his Office are mainly due to the Sudan’s current circumstances and the challenges associated with its exceptional transition path. That is well known to the Security Council. We are confident that the democratic transition path will soon be resumed and a civilian Government will be formed. That, in turn, will reflect positively on cooperation with the Court.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“The Juba Peace Agreement was signed to that end, and the authorities are currently working closely with all parties to the Agreement in order to implement it in a manner that achieves comprehensive and sustained stability and peace despite the emerging difficulties. It is important to note that the issue of justice is one of the main matters dealt with in the Agreement by emphasizing cooperation with the ICC, adopting arrangements for transitional justice and establishing a special commission for that purpose. The authorities are also working in that context to implement their National Plan for the Protection of Civilians, with the participation of the parties to the Juba Peace Agreement. Based on what I have just said, I would like to mention the following three points.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“There is no doubt that the basis and backbone of that justice is preventing impunity and ensuring accountability and redress for the victims in Darfur. The Sudan’s commitment to achieving justice in Darfur flows not only from our commitment to fulfilling our international obligations, but also in response to popular demands for the establishment of justice and the implementation of the slogans of the revolution. From that standpoint, the Sudan will continue its endeavours to take the means to achieve justice in Darfur, convinced that peace and justice are indivisible. While the Government is doing so, it pursues a comprehensive approach aimed at improving the overall lives of our citizens in Darfur.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s election to membership of the Security Council and also on your presidency during the current month. We are ready to cooperate with you on issues of mutual interest. I would also like to thank Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his briefing today on Darfur, as per resolution 1593 (2005). Achieving justice in Darfur is an important pillar of the aspirations of the Sudanese transitional Government in order to establish security and stability in the region. Justice is also one of the three pillars on which the December revolution in the Sudan was based. The Sudan therefore will continue to be committed to accountability within a permanent integrated legal context.”
2023-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9249 (2023) · source
“We also urge the Secretariat and the Council to conduct a comprehensive strategic review of the work of the Mission given the many developments that have taken place in the Sudan over the past two years and the obstacles that hindered meeting the desired hopes and aspirations desired when the Sudan initially requested its establishment, and we commend its successes achieved. Finally, I would like to stress that our partners during the transitional period will continue to work with us in order to ensure its success. We are committed to dialogue, which is the inevitable way of addressing the political challenges in the Sudan. We also reiterate our commitment to work with the United Nations and the international community to address the challenges that might hinder the transition process and hamper the achievement of our main objectives.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“In order for those economic reforms to achieve their desired goals, we look forward to the resumption of cooperation programmes and development assistance from bilateral partners keen on the success of the transition in Sudan, as well as from international financial institutions, in order to mitigate the effects of reforms and reduce the burden of the external debt, which the Sudan has qualified for by taking the necessary steps in accordance with Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and completing the tackling of inherited economic distortions. The international community has to shoulder its responsibilities and provide humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of refugees hosted by the Sudan from neighbouring countries.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Turning to the economic situation, the transitional Government adopted economic and financial measures on freeing the exchange rates and on support for basic foodstuffs, while also addressing the Sudan’s external debt. Those measures were necessary to review the Sudan’s economic structure. We continue to work towards increasing production in the Sudan and improving the balance of trade and creating conditions conducive to attracting investment, which will inevitably benefit from the promising potential of Sudan.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to call on the international community to provide financial support for the implementation of all provisions of the Juba Peace Agreement, knowing that all the security arrangements and the related process of demobilization and reintegration of forces of armed movements is a very costly process, and a complicated one in terms of its organizational, logistical and financial aspects. We thank friendly countries that continue to support such efforts. In that connection, we reiterate the important role of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, and we hope to see more improvements.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“In paragraph 67, on national ownership of the inclusive political process, that is the most useful way to reach an agreement among the parties on their respective roles and functions during the transitional period, with the aim to tackling the complex issues at the core of the current crisis. He also calls on the international community to urgently mobilize political and financial support for the transitional Government in order to address the grave challenges faced by the Sudan. The Secretary-General also commends the reduction in tribal violence as a result of the efforts and measures taken by the Government, as well as the increased protection for IDPs in the Zamzam camp, who have been able to reach their farms — which is something encouraging.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The Secretary-General calls for benefiting from the opportunity that has emerged as a result of the political dialogue through the Sudanese Bar Association and to transform the draft constitution into an inclusive basis for reaching a political agreement and enhancing civilian-military reconciliation. He also urges the civil component to reach an agreement with the military component under the auspices of the tripartite mechanism. That agreement should ensure the participation of women, young people and the resistance committees in that process. We also welcome his appeal to the international community to leverage the trilateral mechanism to facilitate a political agreement and achieve stability in the Sudan.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We welcome the support that the Sudan received from the United Nations in October, but there is a nearly 40 per cent shortfall in humanitarian assistance. The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, allocated $46 million to the Sudan this year through the Central Emergency Response Fund, $6 million of which is intended to address the impact of floods. An additional $43.5 million will be earmarked through the humanitarian fund for the Sudan in order to meet urgent humanitarian needs. Returning to the last part of the report, on the four objectives of the Mission, as well as conclusions and observations of the Secretary-General, we would say the following. We welcome the positive observations, particularly in paragraph 66, namely, on the positive political momentum.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The large wave of displacement led to the interruption of education and a failure to harvest crops during this year’s agricultural season, which leads to a widening of the food gap in the state. In that context, we ask the United Nations Development Programme to intervene to assist the displaced and refugees in Blue Nile, South Kordofan, White Nile and eastern Sudan, areas that host 60 percent of the refugees in Sudan. The high number of refugees in the east of the Sudan has had a negative impact on the prosperity of the local people who host them. We must therefore strengthen basic sanitary and emergency services. One third of children in the Sudan suffer from acute malnutrition. We must therefore restore hospitals and health-care centres.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The conflict in Lagawa led to the displacement of some in the region, but the voluntary return of some of the population has begun. Currently, the area is calm, schools have reopened and contacts have been made with volunteer organizations to provide humanitarian aid. In the Blue Nile, as a result of tribal violence, thousands of displaced people are facing tragic conditions, such as a food gap and a lack of medicine in the governorates of Ad-Damazin and Er-Roseires, where they live in camps north of Damazin amid deteriorating health conditions and are being housed in schools. There are a number of camps for the displaced, including the Hausa tribe, Al-Dabiba and Shamar camps, and Al-Ban Jadid camp in Wad Al-Mahi and Roseires governorate, where the Funj tribe resides.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Implementing the protocol on security arrangements is a prerequisite for sustained peace and creating the environment conducive to the return of IDPs and refugees, in addition to implementing the remaining protocols of Juba Peace Agreement and strengthening peace in Darfur. A complete budget was prepared for the Darfur Permanent Ceasefire Committee, as was also mentioned by certain delegations in their comments, sectoral committees and field teams, and it contains the necessary requirements. Regarding the humanitarian situation, it is critical given the information issued by the United Nations on the significant food shortage. Millions of people are affected by it and by climate change, thereby affecting living and security conditions. The Secretary- General’s report also indicates the number of refugees in neighbouring countries.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“In order to increase capabilities and awareness, peacekeeping forces in El Fasher in Darfur organized a training workshop in September on the peace agreement, the military law, the criminal law and women and children’s rights. Another workshop was held in October on peacebuilding, the role of local communities in peace and the relationship between the military and civilians, in addition to addressing hate speech and the role of the peacekeeping force in Darfur in promoting social peace. In November, another workshop was held on rehabilitating and integrating movements that are signatory to the security arrangements under the auspices of the National Commission for Peace. One hundred and forty additional vehicles were provided to enable the security force to carry out its task in establishing security and protecting civilians.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The transitional Government is working to implement the National Plan on the Protection of Civilians and is committed to implementing the national plan for child protection in conflict zones and raising awareness to protect them from violations in armed conflict. That is being done thanks to the collaboration between the Government and the United Nations with regard to the security forces and the signatory movements to the Juba Peace Agreement. Human rights protection units have been set up within all units of the armed forces, and orders are published periodically, in cooperation with the National Council for Child Welfare. The Sudan is also participating in all child-related functions organized by the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The human rights situation will improve with the resolution of the political crisis, the enactment of legal reforms and the implementation of the peace agreements, in addition to ensuring the protection of civilians and facilitating the return of IDPs. In the report, the Secretary-General thanks the Sudanese authorities for facilitating the High Commissioner’s visit to the Sudan, which is a member of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Turning to violations against children, we would like to shed light on the practical measures adopted by the transitional Governments since December in that regard. In 2019, the law on the armed forces was amended after the December revolution. Those forces are committed to respecting the plan of action signed with the United Nations in March 2016.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“All that has led to the exacerbation of conflict between farmers and pastoralists due to environmental degradation, which in turn affects the security situation of local communities and its repercussions on efforts to reduce poverty and the reversal of economic growth. Those factors also led to an increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Human rights and the local communities caught up in that nexus are impacted by the spiral of climate change, the lack of resources and the effect on community security systems. The High Commissioner for Human Rights has insisted on the importance of building trust among Sudanese stakeholders.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We have already explained the background of those events that were not mentioned in the current report. With regard to the points mentioned about the security situation, we can refer to the following reasons: disputes over land ownership and conflicts rooted in climate change. That is based on specialized reports of the United Nations. The Sudan has been significantly exposed to climate change, causing disturbances in local communities, displacement from villages, change in rainfall rates, unusual storms, a negative impact on water resources, energy and agriculture, soil erosion and the effect of drought through increased transpiration, a decline in soil moisture and a decrease in soil fertility.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Regarding the renewed conflict in the Lagawa locality, in the state of South Kordofan, in October, we can attribute that to the armed opposition movements investing in tribal conflicts, which contributed to widening its negative repercussions. The conflict was contained with the intervention of the civilian administrations and the deployment of joint Government forces from the centre to secure the city and restore activity in the markets in preparation for the return of the displaced. That conflict is mainly due to the ethnic polarization created by a popular movement wing of Abdelaziz El-Hilu, as the armed forces accused the popular movement of violating the ceasefire signed in 2019. The Government has facilitated the work of humanitarian organizations to reach affected areas.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“During the clashes between Hausa tribes and some ethnic components in the region in October, local Government forces in Blue Nile resorted to crisis management by separating the conflicting parties, controlling the situation and establishing security, along with the intervention of civilian leaders, including the Sultan, who sought to calm the angry groups. The Defence and Security Council also issued a number of decisions to control the chaos and protect and provide relief to those affected, as societal effects are dealt with through reconciliation, reparations and moving the wheel of criminal justice against violators. Reinforcements were sent from joint forces, including the army and rapid support forces, to enhance security in Blue Nile, and in-kind support convoys were sent to the areas affected by the events in the region.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Perthes referred to in his briefing and was mentioned by representatives in their statements, the report confirms that it is relatively stable due to the local and tribal reconciliation efforts that took place during the month of June in West and South Darfur under the supervision of the Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo. As for the clashes that took place in the Blue Nile and West Kordofan regions, which were mentioned by delegations and referred to in the report, I would like to clarify the following.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We need his help to lift the United Nations sanctions imposed on the Sudan, urge international financial institutions to fulfil their pledges to support the Juba Peace Agreement, make special efforts to persuade the rest of the armed movements that did not join the peace process to do so, and support Sudanese democracy along the bumpy path until it reaches its end and achieves its desired goal of holding free and fair elections at the end of the transition period. We need him to undertake personal good offices endeavours to build trust among all Sudanese military, civilian, revolutionary and women and youth components. With regard to the situation in Darfur, which Mr.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We call on him to personally lead efforts to support Sudanese political reconciliation and secure the path of democratic transition amid the challenges he knows well, by helping the Sudan, thereby continuing the qualitative support of the United Nations for the requirements of political transition in order to be distinct from other processes related to political support and building peace.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The forces of the revolution, the transitional forces and the military component have already signed — on Monday, 5 December — the political framework agreement, sponsored by the tripartite mechanism consisting of the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. The agreement will remain open for all political components to sign it in order to open the way for the formation of a civilian caretaker Government to restore the path of the new transition and the drafting of the transitional constitution. In order to strengthen that agreement, we call on the Secretary-General to use his international experience in his capacity as head of multilateral diplomacy and based on his political background and previous experience with the Sudan.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“That is supported by what was confirmed by the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, in his statement before the General Assembly (see A/77/ PV.8), by the commitment of the military component not to participate in politics, to transform the army into an institution subject to the Constitution and the values of elected democratic institutions and to prevent its politicization, or being ideological, and its commitment to purely military professionalism to ensure the Sudan’s unity and territorial integrity.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The Sudan has been undergoing an exceptionally complex phase since the December 2018 revolution, and the Secretary-General’s remark is appropriate, as intentions now exist and efforts are being made to reach consensus between civilian and military forces to broaden the path towards democratic transition.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“That optimism has prevailed since the signing of the political framework agreement last Monday. Without going into too much detail, I would also like to commend and thank all the delegations here for their statements in support of the transition process and calling for urgent international support for maintaining what has been achieved so far. I would like to focus on the following points regarding the Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/898). In the context of important developments, the report indicates that there are significant data and evidence pointing to progress in ending the Sudanese political crisis by forming a new, third, civilian Government that enjoys consensus supported by a broad political base.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Mr. Mohamed (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS), for his briefing and for his new approach of optimism, rather than one of pessimism, as was the case in the past. I wish him every success in all of his efforts, including in the tripartite mechanism in his capacity as Head of UNITAMS. There is great optimism that a political agreement will be reached among the Sudanese parties in order to put the country back on the democratic path and ensure the gains that the Sudanese people aspire to, namely, freedom, peace and justice, which are the values and the slogans the young people of the Sudan have been working for.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“The Sudan continues its efforts to implement its national plan for the protection of civilians, including the establishment of a joint force to maintain security and ensure the protection of civilians, in collaboration with the Government and the parties that signed the Darfur Peace Agreement, as well as to address other issues. In conclusion, the Sudan stresses its support for the efforts of the United Nations, the Security Council and the international community to achieve peace in Darfur. We stand ready to continue our constructive cooperation to that end. The Sudan calls on the Security Council to respond to its repeated requests to end the mandate of the independent Panel of Experts established by resolution 1591 (2005) and to end the sanctions by March 2023, given that the reasons for which they were established no longer exist.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9210 (2022) · source