News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

From 28- 29 March 2022, UNITAMS partnered with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to hold a workshop on human rights, protection of civilians, assessment of needs, and protection landscape in Darfur, as well as other protection-related issues. The workshop was attended by…

UNITAMS continues to support the Sudanese Police Force in promoting gender equality and enhancing effective policing response to address Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and Conflict-related Sexual Violence (CRSV) as a critical protection issue through strategic dialogue, trainings and…

From 30 March to 4 April 2022, the Head of UNITAMS Regional Office in Darfur, Ms. Abimbola Aina, visited El Geniena town, the capital of West Darfur State, to assess the security and humanitarian situations following recent intercommunal violence, which resulted in massive displacement among the…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General deplores the heinous killings of civilians in Kereneik, West Darfur as well as the attacks on health facilities. He calls for an immediate end to the violence. The SRSG extends his deepest condolences to the families of those killed and wishes a…

The members of the Security Council condemned the recent violence in West Darfur, Sudan, which has resulted in the killing and injury of civilians, mass displacement and attacks on health-care facilities. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the…

Ms. Dame Rosalind Marsden has been reported in the past two days to either have been deported, denied entry visa, denied residency permit extension, or expelled. News reports have also incorrectly characterized her relationship with the UNITAMS and the United Nations in Sudan. Ms. Marsden is a…

Thank you Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you once again on the situation in Sudan. Since I last briefed you, the overall situation has remained precarious, with much at stake – including Sudan’s political, social and economic stability. Time…

From May 10 to 17, the UNITAMS peacebuilding team joined by colleagues from UN OCHA, WFP, UNHCR, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, UNFPA, UNMAS, OHCRH and IOM visited the Blue Nile Region. The delegation spoke with women, youth, civil society leaders and local authorities to learn more about the drivers of…

Between 26 to 30 May 2022, UNITAMS and the United Nations Country Team conducted a workshop for 56 military commanders and cadres, representing the Government security forces and signatory armed movements of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA). Objective of the workshop is to train the Joint Security…

SRSG Volker Perthes today conducted a one-day visit to Al Geneina (West Darfur) to underline the UN’s strong concern on the situation in Darfur, in light of recurring cycles of violence and high prevalence of food insecurity. To demonstrate the joint efforts and common approach of the UN, the SRSG…

By Volker Perthes United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Sudan Ever since the 25 October 2021 coup, the United Nations’ primary goal has been to help facilitate an agreement on a civilian-led transitional arrangement based on an agreed constitutional framework. The purpose…

Khartoum, 12 August 2022 On the occasion of the International Youth Day, I would like to congratulate the young women and men of Sudan. They bear the brunt of the current political, economic and social crisis; they are the main victims of violence; and they are at the forefront of the struggle for a…