Sudan hands over its demands from UNITAMS to UN, Security Council officials
April 21, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government handed over to the United Nations undersecretary-general and Security Council members a document containing its demands from the political mission to assist the democratic transition in the country (UNITAMS).
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the acting undersecretary Ambassador Nadir Youssif al-Tayeb is currently visiting New York to hand over a matrix that includes the Sudanese government’s demands from the UNITAMS.
In this respect, al-Tayeb met with Rosemary DiCarlo, Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, some of the permanent members of the Security Council and the African Group at the Security Council, in addition to India and the UAE, the current president of the Security Council.
Sudan requests support “to implement the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan, the implementation of its protocols, mobilize resources, the national human rights mechanisms, said the statement.
Also, the Sudanese diplomat requested to provide logistical support for a capacity building programme, assisting the establishment of the Commission for Disarmament and Reintegration, the Transitional Justice Mechanism and Reconstruction and Development Mechanism.”
Relations have deteriorated between the government and the UNITAMS Head Volker Perthes after the military coup of last October.
The Head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused Perthes of giving his time to political issues and neglecting his mandate to support the peace process and implementation of the Juba agreement.
Earlier this month, al-Burhan threatened to expel the UNITAMS head from Sudan, after a regular report to the Security Council where he spoke about the deteriorating situation in Sudan after the coup.
On 3 June 2020, the Security Council established the UNITAMS, as a special political mission under Chapter VI, to provide support to Sudan to achieve its political transition to democratic rule.
(ST)