UNITAMS head to brief Security Council on Monday

March 20, 2023 (NEW YORK) – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Sudan, Volker Perthes is expected to brief the Security Council on the Secretary-General’s report  released on 28 February.

The report covers developments from 21 November 2022 to 18 February 2023.

Perthes, also head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) is expected to brief the Council on the progress achieved on the implementation of the Political Framework Agreement.

On 5 December 2022, a broad grouping of Sudan’s civilian political actors and its military leadership signed the Sudan Political Framework Agreement with the intention of paving the way for a two-year, civilian-led transition ahead of elections, that will start with appointment of a civilian prime minister.

While there has been little progress on the overall implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement, Perthes is likely to highlight some aspects of the agreement that have advanced during the period covered by the Secretary-General’s report.

The UNITAMS head and several Council members may condemn persisting intercommunal violence, criminality and armed conflict in the country.

The Council is also likely to receive a quarterly briefing by the chair of the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyeman from Ghana.

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