Sudan/South Sudan
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In May, the Council will likely renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA), which expires on 27 May. Additional Council meetings on Sudan-South Sudan issues may occur, given the sharp deterioration of relations between the two countries in April. At press time, it appeared that the Council might begin negotiating a resolution on this matter.
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Tomorrow morning (17 April) at 11.30am, Council members are expecting to hold a meeting with Haile Menkerios, the UN Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, and Thabo Mbeki, head of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel, on the deteriorating...
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Council members met this afternoon (11 April) at expert level to discuss a draft presidential statement circulated following consultations this morning that focused on Abyei and the tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. During the consultations, Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General...
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Council members are scheduled to meet in consultations tomorrow morning (11 April) to discuss the most recent Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Abyei (S/2012/175), the disputed territory straddling Sudan and South Sudan. Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations,...
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In April, the Council expects to be briefed in consultations on the Secretary-General's most recent report on the situation in Abyei. No outcome was anticipated at press time.
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This morning (27 March) the US circulated a draft press statement expressing Council members’ concern over the military clashes in regions bordering Sudan and South Sudan. The draft press statement also demands that all parties cease military operations in the...
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The Council is likely to hold consultations this afternoon (29 February) on the situation along the Sudan-South Sudan border. It appears that a representative from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, possibly its head, Hervé Ladsous, will brief during the consultations....
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The Council is expected to hold a briefing and consultations in March on the Secretary-General's most recent report on the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). It appears that Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous and/or Hilde Johnson, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMISS, will brief. At press time, no formal outcome was anticipated.
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On Monday afternoon (27 February), Council members are expected to hold an “informal interactive dialogue” on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan. Haile Menkerios, UN Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, and Thabo Mbeki, chair of the AU...
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Tomorrow morning (9 February), Council members will discuss in consultations the most recent report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei (S/2012/68). It seems that Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping, is set to brief. (The Council adopted two resolutions...
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The Council expects to hold a briefing and consultations on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA). At press time, no outcome was anticipated.
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Tomorrow (17 January) Council members are scheduled to be briefed by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos in consultations. It seems that Amos is likely to provide more details on her visit to Khartoum in...
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Council members are in the process of negotiating a renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA). It seems likely that the resolution will be passed in the coming days, as the current mandate of...
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The Council will receive a briefing and hold consultations tomorrow morning (Thursday, 8 December) on the Secretary-General’s 27 November report on the situation in Abyei (S/2011/741). Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, will likely brief. Representatives of Sudan and South...
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The Council expects to receive a briefing and hold consultations in December on the most recent report of the Secretary-General on the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA), which was due on 27 November but had not been officially released at press time. Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, is expected to brief the Council. It is also possible that Lt. General Tadesse Werede Tesfay, the UNISFA Force Commander, will brief as well via videoconferencing. The Council is likely to renew the mandate of UNISFA, which expires on 27 December.
