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Mohammed

lines on the record: 364
first: 1996-08-28
most recent: 2023-10-12
sittings or episodes: 37
sources: un-security-council

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“The full potential of collaboration between the United Nations and regional mechanisms can only be harnessed when we have addressed the imperative of reform. The African Union remains dedicated to reforming the Security Council to ensure greater representation, inclusivity and fairness. In conclusion, the world is in a state of flux, and we are confronted by unprecedented challenges that require us to rise to the occasion, including going beyond our comfort zones. I look forward to a continued, constructive and fruitful outcome-oriented working relationship with the United Nations, the African Union and subregional organizations. It is my hope that, together, we can deliver as one, harmonizing our efforts, transcending limitations and surmounting obstacles to create a more just, secure, prosperous and peaceful world for all.”
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“We should therefore invest more time, efforts and resources into building the resilience and capacity of States and enhancing their governance and development potential. To that end, I call on partners to buy into the facility recently launched jointly by the African Union and the United Nations Development Programme: the Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions. This is an innovative initiative designed to enhance our support for States going through critical political transitions. Fifthly, the recent inclusion of the African Union in the Group of 20 marks a noteworthy milestone that amplifies African perspectives and voices on the global stage. However, as I stated earlier, our commitment to reforming the global governance architecture is enduring.”
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“Thirdly, we need to be innovative in our peacemaking efforts. As several United Nations peacekeeping missions draw down, their logistical resources can be made available to regional mechanisms, which are increasingly stepping up to manage conflicts throughout the continent. By redirecting those resources, we can enhance regional efforts to take a more prominent lead in conflict management and resolution. Fourthly, we must address the crisis of the State, not only on our continent but worldwide. As multilateral institutions, we need to rethink how to support States to become more viable and capable of meeting the basic human security needs of their citizens. The root causes of conflict often stem from the failure or inability to ensure inclusive governance and the delivery of essential goods and services.”
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“In that connection, I would like to highlight the recent request from the Federal Government of Somalia for a technical pause in the drawdown of the African Union Mission in Somalia for three months. While there is consensus among the troop-contributing countries and the AU Peace and Security Council on that technical pause, I call on the international community to provide the necessary resources to make it a reality and ensure that we safeguard the hard-earned gains that have been made in Somalia. In line with that, it is my hope that in the very near future we will get a Security Council resolution on financing AU-led peace-support operations through United Nations assessed contributions so as to ensure that the AU is capable of fulfilling its commitments and responsibilities with regard to peace and security.”
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“As Secretary-General Guterres outlined in the New Agenda for Peace, we now need regional frameworks and organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter, more than ever if we are to promote trust-building and transparency. That is essential to addressing conflicts amid growing global competition and threats that are increasingly transnational in nature, as well as to achieving Agenda 2063, the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Secondly, we need to pool our resources in a time of economic crisis and do away with heavy bureaucracy so as to be able to respond swiftly and decisively in addressing crises.”
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“More recently, albeit as a work in progress, we have enhanced our cooperation and collaboration with the regional economic communities and regional mechanisms based on the principles of subsidiarity and shared values. Going forward, at least five key points should be emphasized. First, we need to strengthen and enhance our collaboration in preventing conflicts, managing crises and State-building. From Libya to the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, Central Africa and the Great Lakes, we need unity of purpose and joint action while ensuring that the parties to conflicts do not drive a wedge between our organizations in order to advance their own agendas.”
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“The African Union remains extremely concerned with the outbreaks of conflict in many parts of the world, which have added to a cocktail of protracted crises, unconstitutional changes of Government, terrorism, the challenge posed by climate change, and difficult socioeconomic problems globally, marked by hyperinflation and dual crises of declining growth and limited financing. Since the signing of the 2017 Joint United Nations- African Union Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, our two organizations have worked collaboratively in preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and peace enforcement.”
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“Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Constitutive Act of the AU and international law, we need to deepen the spirit of multilateralism, mutual solidarity and cooperation with the United Nations and our continental and subregional organizations if we are to gain traction in effectively promoting the international peace and security agenda. In our shared responsibility for ensuring smooth multilevel governance in the world, we reiterate our call for a review of the global governance system, especially of the United Nations Security Council itself, with a view to ensuring fairness, inclusivity and enhanced institutional effectiveness in the face of daunting crises that are either protracted or emerging.”
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“President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and for your effective leadership as co-Chair of the Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council, which was successfully held in Addis Ababa a few days ago. It remains an effective platform for continued and strengthening cooperation between the two Councils. Today’s meeting focuses on the critical topic of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. That recurring theme is even more compelling at a time when the world is confronted with unprecedented challenges that demand that we pool our efforts in order to generate appropriate synergies and momentum to manage ongoing crises and prevent future conflicts.”
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“Ms. Mohammed: Permit me to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for the invitation to brief the Council, and by recognizing the other briefers, my counterpart at the United Nations Office to the African Union (AU), Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, and Mr. Solomon Ayele Dersso of Amani Africa. I have the honour to deliver the following remarks on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, who unfortunately could not join due to competing commitments. I would like to congratulate you, Mr.”
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“The African Union’s commitment to supporting global efforts against climate change is driven by the understanding that climate change is a global challenge requiring collective action. By emphasizing the importance of equitable and sustainable development, promoting renewable energy, advocating for climate financing and engaging in international negotiations, the African Union seeks to address the impacts of climate change in Africa and foster a more resilient future not only for the continent, but globally.”
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“Finally, I cannot conclude without mentioning the issue of climate financing, which has been raised by several speakers during this open debate. Scaling up climate finance to meet the ambitious climate goals as outlined in the Paris Agreement is crucial for our efforts both now and in the future. It must also take into consideration accessibility, in order to bridge the finance gap and support developing countries in their climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. The international community, through continued cooperation, transparency and continued commitment, is crucial to mobilizing climate finance and to ensuring its effective use to address the global climate challenges, especially for those who are most affected.”
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“Furthermore, women continue to face systemic violence that intensifies during conflicts and wars, which, in some cases, result from the effects of climate change. Women are also internally displaced, placing them in vulnerable conditions. The nexus between climate change and peace and security presents a dire need for a gender-sensitive and -responsive approach to climate change mitigation, adaption and peacebuilding efforts. It is time for Member States to integrate gender- responsive and multi-layered partnerships into climate change mitigation, adaptation and peacebuilding efforts. I also call on the Security Council to actively engage with Member States, particularly those most affected by climate change, such as those in the Sahel region and others.”
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“Such references in resolutions concerning African countries with difficult environmental settings are more necessary and relevant than ever. Regular reports on the matter will provide us with clarity on the way forward and on how we should agree to identify suitable frameworks to deal with climate and peace and security. From the gender perspective, the effects of climate change are perpetuating pervasive and entrenched gender inequalities that undermine the rights of women and girls. In the Sahel region, for example, women are key players in agriculture and contribute to 40 per cent of agricultural production, 80 per cent of agricultural processing and 70 per cent of agricultural distribution labour regionally.”
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“With regard to the mandate of United Nations peacekeeping missions in relation to the effects of climate change, the AU Peace and Security Council has also clearly underlined the importance of a “climate-sensitive planning dimension in peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction and development efforts to prevent any relapse into armed conflict in fragile communities”. We also wish to note with satisfaction the language inserted in the resolution adopted this year for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) (resolution 2677 (2023)) whereby the Council requested the United Nations Secretary-General to report with an analysis of risks associated with climate change that may adversely have an impact on peace and security in South Sudan and the implementation of UNMISS’ mandate.”
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“I would also like to use this opportunity to mention the AU Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan 2022–2032, which was adopted last year to support the realization of the AU’s Agenda 2063 by setting out principles, priorities and action areas for enhanced climate cooperation and long-term climate resilience development. In view of designing a comprehensive approach to face climate change effects on peace and security, the AU Commission has been tasked by the AU Heads of State to develop a common African position on the climate change and peace and security nexus. Such a document will provide us with more clarity on the matter in order to contribute to the collective efforts of the international community in setting up the adequate responses and the right frameworks.”
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“The African Union is also working towards improving its capacity to come up with immediate and prompt responses. In that regard, the African Union Executive Council endorsed the creation of a continental civilian capacity for disaster preparedness and response, which will draw from national individual capacities in order to provide timely assistance to disaster-stricken countries on the continent. The AU Heads of State demonstrated their commitment to that proposal during the extraordinary session of the AU Assembly held in Malabo in May 2022.”
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“It has also underscored the multiple pathways through which climate-related changes interact with political, social and environmental stresses to compound existing vulnerabilities and tensions, while noting that responding to the needs of communities — particularly in terms of adapting to changing climate conditions while maintaining their livelihoods, basic needs and security — is a high priority. In terms of prevention, the AU Commission is making efforts to mainstream climate change in all its activities, particularly in early warning and the prevention of climate change-related violent conflicts on the continent. As a concrete measure, the Continental Early Warning System will include in its regular briefings to the AU Peace and Security Council looming climate change-related security threats on the continent.”
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“The AU Peace and Security Council has made several pronouncements on the nexus between climate and peace and security through different sessions held over the past three years, including at the ministerial and Heads-of-State levels, thereby translating the AU’s commitment on this important file. The Peace and Security Council has highlighted the need for an informed climate-security-development nexus for Africa, making clear the African Union’s stance on the topic and indicating it as a threat multiplier to the peace and security landscape.”
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“We have also witnessed the consequences of climate-induced displacement giving rise to large numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees, which creates complex humanitarian situations in addition to those linked to protracted armed conflicts and insecurity. In short, the impact of climate change on peace and security in Africa has been a major challenge to our efforts at silencing the guns and achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063 — our development agenda — having a negative impact on the peace, stability and development of our continent. Against that backdrop and in recognition of the above, permit me to share with the Council some efforts undertaken by the African Union (AU) on climate and peace and security and the interconnections.”
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“In the fight against climate change and its effects, the African Union remains committed to supporting global efforts, particularly given that Africa is one of the most affected continents, despite being one of the regions that contributes the least to greenhouse-gas emissions. In various parts of the continent, we have witnessed the link between climate and peace and security. Many regions in Africa are extremely vulnerable and exposed to its adverse effects, with extreme weather patterns manifesting in floods, droughts, heatwaves, forest fires, storms, cyclones and slow-onset events such as the rise of sea levels and changing and unpredictable rainfall patterns. That has led to a negative impact on food security and stability in a number of African States.”
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“Ms. Mohammed: At the outset, permit me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on taking over the presidency of the Security Council and on scheduling today’s important open debate on such a central topic. I would also like to thank the briefers for their insightful briefings. As your country, Mr. President, is embarking on the unique experience of hosting the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by the end of this year, scheduling today’s meeting demonstrates your commitment to advancing our collective efforts to tackle the negative impacts of climate change, especially on peace and security.”
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“Therefore, the strategic partnership between the African Union and the United Nations, as envisioned by the leaders of the two organizations, as well as the New Agenda for Peace, should be the path through which we coordinate and gain more sustainability in peace.”
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“The establishment of the African Youth Ambassadors for Peace, one of whom was a briefer earlier today, and the adoption by the AU Peace and Security Council of the Continental Framework for Youth, Peace and Security, as well as the Peace and Security Council’s endorsement of the study on roles and contributions to peace and security are a testimony of the AU’s commitment for the promotion of youth as important actors and future leaders on peace and security. Building trust is crucial for sustaining peace and should be a natural declination of a well-coordinated and coherent efforts.”
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“Fourthly, we can promote the increased representation of women in leadership positions, which is equally important and has prompted the establishment, in our case, of the African Women Leaders Network. This platform of leaders at the helm of affairs across various sectors is a pillar for peace and security in Africa. Allow me, finally, to recognize the role of our young people. Young women and men in advancing peace and security is critical for our global peace agenda.”
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“I would like to quickly conclude with a very fundamental point, which I know is very dear to your heart, Madam President, and to mine as well, namely, the issue of women, peace and security. The women, peace and security agenda must be high in all our engagements, specifically Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), if we wish to indeed look at a future full of trust and sustaining peace. That could be done in multiple ways. First, we can improve legitimacy and effectiveness through inclusion and accountability. Secondly, we can enhance our standards for justice and fairness and genuinely aim for effective inclusion and accountability, taking into account a fundamental transformation of the ecosystem Thirdly, we can adopt well-proven solutions to gender-sensitive macroeconomic actions.”
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“The integration and development that the African continent is registering is bringing about a new era of security threats that require cybersecurity to be strengthened. I take this opportunity to mention that, in May 2022, the AU Heads of State decided to deploy greater efforts and resources to strengthening cybersecurity, including through legislation at the national level and through ratification of the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection. In addition, in April 2022, the AU Peace and Security Council was encouraged by AU member States to make full use of existing capacities within the continent, including AFRIPOL and the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services in Africa.”
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“Extreme poverty and scarcity of economic opportunities are increasing the vulnerabilities among youth and women, making them privileged targets to recruitment by extremist groups and terrorist groups. Creating sustainable jobs and decent livelihoods by designing resilient economies is key in this regard to fighting poverty and radicalization. In addition, regional integration is the key, as it is an angle that we continue to support in order to build and sustain peace. The African Continental Free Trade Area is a concrete step forward in boosting intra-Africa trade, creating jobs and fostering economic diversification. On emerging threats, the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes is expanding due to the increasingly wide access to new technologies.”
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“The role of the Panel of the Wise and the AU special envoys in this regard is also critical. The trust dimension in this matter is more related to the readiness of AU member States to use the multiple tools that we have established in order to enhance and develop further technical tools and human capabilities. It is only by building trust and investing in these initiatives that we can enhance social cohesion. Indeed, by promoting inclusion, equality and justice, States and parties can work together to address their challenges and build a sustainable future that is peaceful and prosperous for all. On the development dimension, economic fragility together with environmental degradation is providing fertile ground for political instability, terrorist threats and mass displacements across the African continent.”
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“Permit me to share with Council members that, in February 2022, the African Union Assembly of Heads of State encouraged member States to utilize the opportunities afforded by the AU Commission and RECs/ RMs to address structural causes of violent conflict through the implementation of Country Structural Vulnerability and Resilience Assessments (CSVRAs), and in this respect, the Commission was directed by the AU Assembly to establish a monitoring and oversight committee comprising the AU Commission, RECs/ RMs and the African Peer Review Mechanism in order to facilitate effective coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. I am delighted to inform Council members that the AU Peace and Security Council will hold a session to review the CSVRAs in the month of May.”
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“In this regard, the AU, together with its regional economic commissions and regional mechanisms (RECs/RMs), co-created the Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange on Early Warning and Conflict Prevention as a pan-African initiative, to advance information- and knowledge-exchange and co-learning on generating early action to prevent and respond effectively to conflicts.”
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“Building trust means also establishing a fair and just United Nations system in which inclusivity and representation are the key words. In this context, I refer mainly to the reform of the Security Council, which is registering some positive signs. The African Union, through the AU Committee of Ten on Security Council reform coordinated by Sierra Leone, is advocating this well-known position, which will contribute to creating a trust-based international order. On early warning, the AU continues to strengthen its continental and regional early-warning systems to respond to initial signs of imminent crisis in a timely manner.”
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“The AU Commission has recently deployed multidimensional technical teams to some member States, notably in the fields of constitutionalism and good governance. Long-term technical teams will also be deployed for the identification of countries in post- conflict reconstruction and development. In the end, the objective is to re-establish the lost trust relationship between the citizens and national authorities by bringing local and national institutions closer to the ordinary citizen. The Security Council could recognize the efforts of the AU on this important chapter and call for more support to member States experiencing difficult situations in terms of State-building and of strengthening the performance of their key institutions in compliance with the agreed standards and rules and their national priorities.”
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“Ensuring sustainable, predictable and flexible financing for AU- led peace support operations, by granting access to United Nations assessed contributions, is therefore a crucial prerequisite for us. On governance, the AU continues to strengthen the African Governance Architecture by setting forth firm and solid legal frameworks to put an end to the era of unconstitutional changes of government. In Malabo last year, the AU Heads of State and Government expressed their determination to further enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of AU support to member States in political transition and post-conflict situations, build durable peace, entrench democratic culture and governance, including through transitional justice, and prevent relapse into cycles of violence within the context of silencing the guns in Africa.”
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“These processes must be undertaken from a prevention angle to address challenges related to, inter alia, directly linking command and control within the security architecture to the objective of building trust among parties to the conflict, which is a sine qua non condition for building a stable and solid national army. The Security Council could consider innovative ways to provide further support to DDR and SSR processes in view of addressing the current challenges they are facing. However, most importantly, the Council should further prioritize national perceptions of the design of DDR and SSR processes. Building trust also involves commitments to placing trust in regional arrangements, as outlined in Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, to ensure peace and security.”
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“The definition of roles and responsibilities of all actors is also important to guarantee national ownership, particularly in terms of setting priorities. Inclusivity, clear normative frameworks and fact- based approaches are key principles in the path to gird the sustaining-peace process with all the needed trust. In this regard, I wish to underline the following points. First, on defence and security, strengthening demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR) mechanisms is crucial to prevent conflicts and instability. It has to be noted that the AU has deployed technical teams to several African countries, at their request, to assist in the conduct of DDR and SSR processes.”
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“From a concrete perspective, when it comes mainly to implementing policies aiming at sustaining peace in conflict-affected regions or volatile or fragile settings, it is more a matter of vertical and horizontal interaction between several concerned actors, starting from the targeted communities and local and national authorities to subregional, regional and international partners, including bilateral and multilateral actors. To fulfil the commitment for sustainable peace, the interaction between the different involved and concerned actors has to be guided by trust in order to enhance synergy of action and integrated planning and operations, and to promote genuine partnerships and complementarity between the relevant involved structures.”
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“That is also in line with our aspirations towards the realization of the AU’s Agenda 2063, particularly aspiration 3, entitled “An Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law”, and aspiration 4, entitled “A peaceful and secure Africa”. The broad concept of security and the wide scope covered by the processes for sustaining peace show us the inescapable linkage between all the aspirations of Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, under the prevention approach.”
2023-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9315Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Ms. Mohammed: Allow me first of all to congratulate you, Madam President, for taking over the Council presidency during the month of May, and to thank all of the briefers for their meaningful presentations. The global peace and security environment is in permanent evolution. That requires continued efforts in terms of adaptation and the retooling of our policies to better respond to existing and emerging challenges. Sustaining peace and peacebuilding in Africa has always been the central quest in the efforts deployed by the African Union (AU) through the African Peace and Security Architecture and the African Governance Architecture.”
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“We must take full advantage of the strategic partnership between our two organizations, the African Union and the United Nations, as well as regional actors, to further strengthen coordination on the various aspects in order to optimize and maximize the efficiency of that support and its positive impact. “Finally, I reiterate the Secretary-General’s call for all belligerents to de-escalate and to fully respect and uphold the ceasefire in order to facilitate the efforts being deployed. We must not lose sight of those who are most affected by this spiralling conflict — the people of the Sudan. We must remain engaged. The AU will continue to monitor closely the situation and keep the Council duly informed.””
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“In this regard, the African Union looks forward to the visit to be undertaken by the IGAD high-level mediation mission to the Sudan and marks its readiness to assist in facilitating this visit, which will be an important contribution to the ongoing efforts deployed by the entire international community. “From a broader perspective, the AU continues to express its deep concern over the consequences that the current dangerous situation could have on the overall political process that recently registered important milestones despite the difficulties it was facing. It is essential for the Sudanese parties not to lose sight of the central objective of forming a broad-based civilian-led Government headed by a Prime Minister appointed by consensus to steer this transition to a new democratic dispensation in the Sudan.”
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““There is a real risk of regional conflagration and indeed of the internationalization of this conflict. All the ingredients are there. We saw this happen 11 years ago in Libya, which is on the Sudan’s northern border, the consequences of which still affect the entire region today. There is therefore a real need for the international community to speak with one voice and in coordination with the African Union. “I must also underline the importance of the role of IGAD. This is crucial for bringing the Sudanese parties to the table and encouraging peaceful dialogue.”
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““All this is underpinned by the African Union’s guiding principles, namely, that no military action can solve this crisis and that any political process must be one that has recently registered important milestones and that it be an inclusive Sudanese-owned process. We also reiterate our strong rejection of any foreign interference in what is already a dangerous crisis for the Sudan, the region and the continent, as well as the millions of innocent civilians affected. I also wish to recall that the 20 April meeting unanimously mandated the African Union and the United Nations to coordinate international action on the Sudan with the objective finding an urgent end to the violence and the destabilization of the country, the region and the continent.”
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“Participants also committed to coordinating, collaborating and harmonizing their common action, and in this regard, they requested the trilateral mechanism, under the leadership of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, be enlarged to include the League of Arab States, the European Union, the Troika and bilateral actors, to immediately engage the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and other stakeholders. The enlarged mechanism is expected to meet in the coming days to discuss immediate practical steps regarding issues related to an envisaged cessation of hostilities, which is linked to humanitarian access, both being priority actions, before any others can follow.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“They demanded that the belligerents establish humanitarian corridors and allow for unhindered humanitarian access to address the urgent and immediate needs of the population, including the rehabilitation and civilian use of critical basic infrastructure, particularly water and electricity services, respect the safety of diplomatic and humanitarian personnel and reopen critical transport infrastructure, such as the Khartoum International Airport. “Participants also called for the urgent resumption of the political process, through dialogue and negotiation, towards the establishment of an inclusive civilian-led Government. They strongly rejected any forms of external interference.”
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“The Council also tasked the AU Commission Chairperson with using his good offices to engage the belligerents. “It was also in this spirit, that the Chairperson convened and chaired an urgent global high-level meeting on 20 April, to which the United Nations Secretary-General, the regional body IGAD, the League of Arab States, the European Union, the five permanent members of the Security Council, the three African members of the Security Council, the Sudan’s neighbouring countries, as well as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Norway were invited. Participants agreed, among other issues, on the following conclusions. “Participants condemned the violence and called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to allow the observance of Eid Al-Fitr, with a view to paving the way for a more permanent ceasefire.”
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“It should be recalled that the Chairperson has travelled to the Sudan five times since the October coup to engage with the military and civilian actors to impress upon them the urgency of reaching an agreement for the return to a civilian- led Government and finalizing the transition period by holding general elections. “Since the descent into violence that began on 14 April this year, the African Union issued a statement calling for an urgent de-escalation, a ceasefire and a return to the negotiating table. For its part, the AU Peace and Security Council convened an emergency meeting to consider the worrisome developments in the Sudan during which the Peace and Security Council, inter alia, demanded that the Sudanese parties embrace a peaceful solution and dialogue.”
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“This agreement permitted relative stability for two years and included the signing of the Juba Peace Agreement with Sudanese armed groups in 2020. During this time, the Sudan was also removed from the United States list of State sponsors of terrorism, and we saw the Sudan’s return to the international community, with key decisions on debt relief and economic and development assistance, following decades of sanctions against the country, thus laying the ground for a stable and prosperous country. “However, the October 2021 coup brought the civilian transition to an end and led to the African Union Peace and Security Council’s suspension of the Sudan from participating in all activities of the Union.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“Ms. Mohammed: I would like to start by congratulating the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April and thank you, Madam President, for inviting the African Union to speak at this crucial time. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes and Ms. Joyce Msuya for their briefings. I also look forward to the briefing by the Special Envoy of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Mr. Ismail Wais. I have the honour to present the following statement on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, who unfortunately could not join us today: “The role of the African Union (AU) in supporting the Sudanese national actors resulted in the August 2019 transitional agreement.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9310 (2023) · source
“The Secretary-General welcomed the national efforts made to strengthen the joint force in maintaining security in Darfur, and also welcomed the Permanent Ceasefire Committee as a means of reducing tensions in Darfur by abiding by the ceasefire, grouping armed units pursuant to the Juba Peace Agreement and implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes. We are pleased that despite the political crisis that the Secretary-General has discussed, he has called on Member States to increase donors’ support for priority programmes in the Sudan. In conclusion, we support the Secretary-General’s points about investing locally in the peacebuilding process in order to reduce conflict and secure the lives of citizens and communities.”
2022-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9041 (2022) · source