UN Security Council ends mission in Sudan
The British UN representative James Kariuki regretted the end of the mission. "The need for the UN and the international community to support the people of Sudan has not diminished," he said.
In mid-November, the Sudanese leadership officially called for an end to the UN mission, which also documents human rights violations in Sudan. In June, Khartoum had already declared the then head of Unitam, Volker Perthes, an undesirable person. The German political scientist then resigned from his post in September.
Since mid-April, the troops of military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF militia of his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have been engaged in a bloody power struggle in the North African crisis state. According to estimates, more than 10,000 people have been killed and, according to the UN, more than six million people are on the run.
The UN mission Unitams (United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan) was founded in June 2020 to support a democratic transition after the fall of ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019. In October 2021, however, General al-Burhan deposed the transitional government made up of civilians and military personnel in a coup.
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- The termination of the UN mission in Sudan was backed by the UN Security Council, despite the ongoing need for international support in the civil war-torn country.
- The UN Security Council, including member state Russia, approved the decision to terminate the mission on a Sunday.
- The UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (Unitams) was based in New York, serving as a key establishment for the UN's involvement in Sudan.
- The UN Security Council was tasked with monitoring the situation in Sudan, ensuring peace and stability, and addressing human rights violations in the country.
- As the UN mission in Sudan came to an end, concerns from the international community, including the UN, arose about the repercussions of the termination in a country that has been engulfed in civil war.
- The UN Security Council's decision to terminate the mission received mixed reactions, with some critiques arguing that the withdrawal could exacerbate the human rights situation and political instability in Sudan.
Source: www.stern.de