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52 local participants joined a two-day workshop this week in El Fasher, Darfur, to discuss civilian protection issues including access to justice, enhancing rule of law and human rights, securing the current farming season, building trust between law enforcement institutions and communities, and…

The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) welcomes the growing use of democratic processes in the work of professional, political and civil society organizations in Sudan. In this context, UNITAMS congratulates the Sudanese Journalists’ Association for…

The United Nations is following with deep concern the resurgence of violence in the Blue Nile Region which has killed, injured, and displaced scores of Sudanese men, women, and children. The United Nations urges the authorities to ensure accountability and redouble efforts to protect civilians in…

Thank you, Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Since my last briefing in May, Sudan has seen new political developments but also a continued deterioration of the socio-economic situation. Security incidents affecting civilians have increased across the country. Humanitarian needs are…

Today marks the 15 th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy. Yet across the world, democracy is backsliding. Civic space is shrinking. Distrust and disinformation are growing. And polarization is undermining democratic institutions. Now is the time to raise the alarm. Now is the time to…

To mark the International Day of Peace, ten youth peace advocates from Darfur met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, and his Deputy, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Khardiata Lô N'Diaye. The peace advocates are currently serving as Youth Peace…

Volker Perthes's message on Peace Day: "I stress the right of Sudanese women &men to a just comprehensive & lasting peace. The continued violence is due to not addressing root causes & is fueled by hate speech, intolerance of differences &absence of accountability mechanisms "Peaceful coexistence…

Forty women from civil society organizations, women’s groups, political parties, armed movements, and academia came together over two weeks and produced a joint gender-responsive constitutional vision in a series of workshops organized by UNITAMS in close collaboration with UNDP. The women presented…

By Volker Perthes Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Sudan When I was presenting my last report to the Security Council on the situation in Sudan, I had many thoughts running through my mind. The most notable of them was the image of young Sudanese women and men who…

Two years after the signing of the Juba Peace Agreement, I recognize the efforts made in implementing some of the provisions on the Darfur Track, particularly the establishment of the Permanent Ceasefire Committee which UNITAMS is proud to chair. I also welcome the training of the first batch of…

Host Hussein Saad: Welcome to this episode in which we host Mr. Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Sudan, to discuss the most important political events in the Sudanese arena through the proposed initiatives. Welcome, Mr. Volker. Volker Perthes: Welcome, Mr…

The Trilateral Mechanism met today with the Vice President of the Sovereign Council, Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, to discuss political developments including the momentum led by the Steering Committee of the Bar Association and the ongoing dialogue between different political forces to reach a…