Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Security Council,

Let me thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. You may recall that last time I briefed this Council, I told you that we may have some good news when I come back in December.

The Trilateral Mechanism- United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union (AU), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)- welcomes the signing of a Political Framework Agreement between civilian political forces an