Sudan

  • July 2023

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In July, the Security Council will receive the semi-annual briefing of ICC Prosecutor Karim Asad Ahmad Khan on the ICC’s Darfur-related activities. 

  • 22 June 2023

    Sudan: Consultations

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    Tomorrow afternoon (23 June) Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on Sudan. It seems that the inter-communal violence in Darfur will be a key focus of the meeting. The UK, the penholder on Sudan, requested the meeting....

  • 2 June 2023

    Sudan: Vote on UNITAMS Mandate Renewal*

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    This afternoon (2 June), following the briefing on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for another six...

  • 31 May 2023

    Sudan: Closed Consultations

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    This afternoon (31 May), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations to discuss the situation in Sudan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres requested the meeting and is expected to brief. At the time of writing, no outcome is expected in...

  • June 2023

    Sudan 

    Monthly Forecast

    In June, the Security Council is due to renew the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) before its expiration on 3 June in accordance with resolution 2636.  

  • 21 May 2023

    Sudan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (22 May), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Special Representative and head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes is expected to brief on the...

  • 11 May 2023

    Sudan: Closed Consultations

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    This morning (11 May), following the briefing on the ICC’s Libya-related activities, Security Council members will hold closed consultations on Sudan. The UK, the penholder on the file, requested the meeting to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian and security situations in the...

  • May 2023

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In May, the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), which members are expected to receive by 15 May.   The mandate of UNITAMS expires on 3 June. 

  • May 2023

    South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In May, the Council expects to vote on a draft resolution to renew the South Sudan sanctions regime (including targeted sanctions and an arms embargo), which expires on 31 May, and extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee, which expires on 1 July.    The mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) expires on 15 March 2024. 

  • 25 April 2023

    Sudan: Briefing and Consultations*

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    This afternoon (25 April), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, to discuss the situation in Sudan, at the request of the UK (the penholder on the file). UN Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to...

  • Today (17 April), following the closed consultations on Yemen, Security Council members will discuss the situation in Sudan under “any other business”, at the request of the UK (the penholder on the file). Special Representative and head of the UN...

  • 19 March 2023

    Sudan: Briefing and Consultations

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow morning (20 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Special Representative and head of UNITAMS Volker Perthes is expected to brief on...

  • 8 March 2023

    Sudan Sanctions: Vote on Draft Resolution*

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    Today (8 March), following the meeting on Afghanistan, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee until 12 March 2024. The vote was...

  • March 2023

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In March, the Security Council will hold a briefing followed by consultations on the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), which members were expected to receive by 28 February. The chair of the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyeman (Ghana), is also expected to provide the quarterly briefing to the Security Council on the committee’s work.

  • February 2023

    Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In February, the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee, which is due to expire on 12 March. In accordance with resolution 2620 of 15 February 2022, the Council is supposed to review the Panel’s mandate and take appropriate action regarding its extension before 12 February.