SRSG Perthes talking with displaced persons at the Kalma camp in South Darfur. 29 March 2021
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“Not one dull minute here in Sudan”
Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of UNITAMS, recently marked 100 days since his arrival in the country on 2 February. The period has seen inter-communal violence in West…
SRSG Perthes , Troika and UNCT visiting Kauda. Photo: WFP
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Statement by SRSG Perthes on the visit to Kauda, South Kordofan
Khartoum, 5 July 2021, The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Volker Perthes, together with the Special Envoys to Sudan and South Sudan of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of…
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''Drivers'' are no longer just men's domain... Nema and Sumaia, UNITAMS inspirational women drivers.
Nema and Sumaia are two Sudanese women who chose to work as drivers with UNITAMS, a profession considered a male domain until recently. With their choice, they wanted to break stereotypes due to social norms, traditions and…
SRSG Perthes and the Director of Sudan Railways Corporation (SRC) arrive Atbara by train
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A train trip to the River Nile State
UNITAMS SRSG Mr. Volker Perthes paid a two-day visit to River Nile State in northeastern Sudan on 24-25 August 2021. He was accompanied by Mr. Eddie Rowe, WFP Resident Representative in Sudan. The delegation arrived at Atbara…
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“I strongly believe that this country’s future will be built by the Sudanese for the Sudanese, with the support of the international community.” our interview with Ms. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye, DSRSG/RC/HC
Appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in February 2021 as the Deputy Special Representative (DSRSG) with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Ms. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye…
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UNITAMS, UNCCT and UNESCO Enhancing the capacities of Sudanese to combat hate speech and preventing violent extremism
The Transitional Government in Sudan emphasized the need to enhance the capacity of government officials and media organizations in areas most impacted by the negative effects of hate speech. Therefore, the United Nations…
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Statement on Technical Consultative Meeting of the Darfur Permanent Ceasefire Committee
UNITAMS will convene today and tomorrow a technical consultative meeting of the Permanent Ceasefire Committee of the Darfur Permanent Ceasefire and Final Security Arrangement of the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan. The…
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UNITAMS Holds Outreach Activity in the Central States
As part of a nation-wide outreach effort to present the mission, its mandate and introduce the UN to the general population, a UNITAMS team visited Sudan’s central states last week. The activity aimed at raising awareness on…
SRSG Perthes briefing the Security Council
SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON THE UN INTEGRATED TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN (UNITAMS)
Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to brief you again on the situation in Sudan. Since my last briefing in May, there has been some progress in Sudan’s transition as well…
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Deputy Special Representative of Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan pays a three-day visit to North Darfur, renews commitments to continue support
As part of her engagements with various state and non-state actors in Sudan, Mrs. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan…
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SRSG statement condemning coup attempt
In my capacity as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, I unequivocally condemn the attempted military coup…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Sudan
The Secretary-General condemns the attempted coup d’état in Khartoum on 21 September. Any effort to undermine Sudan’s political transition will jeopardize the hard-earned progress made on the political and economic fronts…