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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Volker Perthes of Germany as his new Special Representative for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance…
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The Security Council on Tuesday voted to end the hybrid UN-African Union civilian support operation for Darfur, UNAMID, beginning the drawdown on 1 January. It marks the end of a force that can withdraw, knowing that…
- Briefings to the Security Council
Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council today on the situation in Sudan. Since my last briefing in September, Sudan has made progress in its democratic transition. The Juba Peace Agreement…
The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) patrols Shangil Tobaya in North Darfur, Sudan. UN Photo/Olivier Chassot
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Ambassadors were updated on developments since the signing in October of a milestone peace agreement between the authorities and two armed movements from Darfur, and on the potential drawdown of the UN-African Union force in…
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed ambassadors on recent developments concerning the oil-rich border area, where the UN interim security force, UNISFA, has been deployed since 2011 to protect civilians and humanitarians. He recalled…
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Sudan has been hit by devastating floods, the worst seen in decades, impacting more than 600,000 households across 17 of the country’s 18 states. With homes destroyed and farmland damaged just ahead of the harvest season, it…
A flood-affected village in Khartoum State, Sudan. UNOCHA
- Press Releases and Statements 02
Authorities declared a three-month state of emergency in early September after the worst flooding in 30 years. To date, more than 860,000 people have had houses destroyed or damaged and more than 120 people have died. Some…
Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok (on screen) of the Republic of the Sudan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session. UN Photo/Manuel Elias
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The African country is continuing on a path of political transition following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. “Sudan, with the blood of its martyrs, has gone through decades of tyranny, injustice and…
- Press Releases and Statements 02
Ambassadors met in person in the Economic and Social Council ( ECOSOC) Chamber at UN Headquarters in New York, where they were briefed by UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo, and the head of UN Peacekeeping, Jean…
- Briefings to the Security Council
Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Sudan and on the planning for our new mission in Sudan - UNITAMS. Mister President, When I addressed the Council on Sudan in…
Aerial view of the capital of Sudan, Khartoum. 2018. WFP/Abeer Etefa
- Press Releases and Statements 02
The flooding was triggered by heavy seasonal rains, mainly in neighbouring Ethiopia, which caused the Nile River to rise to nearly 17.5 metres (roughly 57 feet) this past weekend: the highest level in 100 years, according to…
UNAMID, in collaboration with the North Darfur Committee on Women, organised an open day session on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (file photo). UNAMID/Albert Gonzalez Farran
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Sudan’s transitional Government initialled the deal alongside the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and Sudan Liberation Movement–Minni Minnawi (SLM/MM), at a ceremony held in neighbouring South Sudan. Determination, courage…