SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - UN Secretary-General condemns looting of former UNAMID site in North Darfur
24/2/2021: Multiple sources - UN Secretary-General condemns looting of former UNAMID site in North Darfur
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the looting of the former team site of the United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Saraf Omra in North Darfur. The site was ransacked and ‘levelled’ by looters on February 17, just weeks after it was handed over to the Sudanese government.
Guterres laments that “at a time when community needs in Sudan are increasingly pressing, the site was intended to serve as a vocational training centre; unknown assailants have dashed that opportunity”.
The Secretary-General’s statement calls on the Sudanese authorities to investigate the incident and ensure sufficient security presences for subsequent handovers so that facilities are preserved for civilian use.