SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: Briefing by UNITAMS head to UN Security Council

10/3/2021: Briefing by UNITAMS head to UN Security Council

The head of the new UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, urged the international community to step up their assistance to Sudan.

Perthes cautioned the UN Security Council that: “Progress on the political transition or peacebuilding will not happen without economic resources, and vice versa,” as well as reiterating four “interdependent” objectives of the UNITAMS mandate: support for the political transition, peace processes and the implementation of peace agreements, peacebuilding, and the mobilisation of external resources.

Perthes also noted the lack of representation for women and youth in Sudanese politics, adding that “[underscoring] that an inclusive political process, including all segments of Sudan’s diverse society throughout the political transition, is essential for the success of this transition.”