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United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, urges all parties to prohibit the use of sexual violence and cease hostilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
Press Statement: For Immediate Release (New York, 21 January 2021) I am greatly concerned by serious allegations of sexual violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including a high number of alleged rapes in the capital…
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Mr. Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, arrives Khartoum.
Mr. Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, arrived Khartoum on 2 February 2021. Mr. Volker Perthes arrived in Khartoum early this morning to take up his functions as Special…
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Statement from Mr. Volker Perthes, UNITAMS' SRSG, on the formation of the new Government in Sudan
Statement from Mr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Sudan and Head of United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) on the formation of the new Government…
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Statement from Mr. Volker Perthes, UNITAMS' SRSG, on his meeting with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
I just had a fruitful first meeting with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to hear directly from him the priorities of the new government. In our meeting, we discussed the UNITAMS mandate and its four strategic and interrelated…
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Secretary-General appoints Ms. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye of Senegal as Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Khardiata Lo N’Diaye of Senegal as his new Deputy Special Representative for Sudan with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the looting of Saraf Umrah site
The Secretary-General condemns the looting of the first site, Saraf Umrah in Darfur, handed over to the Sudanese authorities following the end of the UNAMID mandate in December 2020. At a time when community needs in Sudan…
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Unity, Respect and Economic Support: New Envoy for Sudan Begins Work
The political landscape in Sudan changed dramatically in 2019, thanks to the Sudanese men, women and young people who rose up in massive numbers to demand change. Their movement culminated in an agreement signed on 17 August…
Security Council Briefing on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)
Madam President Thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council. It is my first briefing to this Council and I am grateful to the Secretary-General and also to the Council for the confidence they…
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Statement on the visit of the United Nations Electoral Needs Assessment Mission to Sudan
Following the 2020 request made to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, by the Transitional Government of Sudan for support in the holding of elections, and as encapsulated in Security Council resolution 2524, a…
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Statement by UNITAMS on forthcoming travel of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan to Juba
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, will be traveling to Juba, South Sudan this week in advance of the upcoming round of peace talks scheduled for 25 May between the Transitional…
SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON THE UN INTEGRATED TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN (UNITAMS)
Thank you very much. Mr. President, Members of the Council, I thank you for the opportunity to brief you, once again on the situation in Sudan. I just returned from the Paris Conference which clearly demonstrated continued…
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Volker Perthes’ remarks at the opening of the peace talks between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – Abdalaziz Al-Hilu faction (SPLM/A-N)
General Salva Kiir, President of the Republic of South Sudan and patron of the Mediation Committee, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the…