News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Thank you Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Thanks for the opportunity to brief you again. When I last briefed you on 8 th of December, the Sudanese military and a broad range of civilian actors had just signed a political framework agreement. This was a watershed moment and ushered…

At the invitation of the Trilateral Mechanism (United Nations, African Union and IGAD) and the High National Committee on Transitional Justice (Civilian Alliance for Transitional Justice, national experts, and forces signatory to the Framework Agreement), the “National Conference: Towards Building a…

At the conclusion of the National Conference "Towards Building a Sudanese Model for Transitional Justice", which was held in the Friendship Hall at the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, from 16 to 20 March 2023, the participants identified 16 principles, including strict adherence to the objectives of…

To support the mandate’s implementation of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission In Sudan (UNITAMS) on peacebuilding, the European Union (EU) funds a joint UNITAMS-UNICEF programme in West Darfur to promote peaceful coexistence and peacebuilding. As part of a series of…

Explosive ordnance contamination threatens lives, curtails freedom of movement, limits access to arable land, disenfranchises communities and above all instills fear and insecurity. It spreads terror, and longstanding contamination internalizes this terror. The most affected are the most vulnerable…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Mr. Volker Perthes, strongly condemns the eruption of fighting in Sudan. Clashes erupted on Saturday morning between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission (UNITAMS) Mr. Volker Perthes strongly condemned attack on UN staff and humanitarian assets in Darfur. Three employees from the World Food Programme (WFP) were killed…

General Burhan, the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to a proposal by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Mr. Volker Perthes, and the Trilateral Mechanism (the AU, IGAD and UN) to…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Mr. Volker Perthes, is extremely disappointed that the Humanitarian cessation of hostilities that both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the…

The Trilateral Mechanism comprised of the AU-IGAD-UN reiterates the importance of having a humanitarian pause -which was not fully upheld yesterday- urging the leadership of both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to adhere to it today including ensuring that this…

The Trilateral Mechanism (AU-IGAD-UN) notes the commitment by the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to implement a ceasefire for 24 hours effective from 6:00 pm today to 6:00 pm tomorrow. The Trilateral Mechanism appeals to all sides to create necessary conditions during this period for…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Mr. Volker Perthes, extends his best wishes to all the Sudanese people on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. In these difficult circumstances, the…