Sudan/South Sudan

  • Tomorrow (15 May), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November. An initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the penholder on UNISFA, on...

  • May 2018

    Sudan/South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In May, the Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) prior to its 15 May expiration.

  • On Monday (23 April), the Security Council is expected to renew the support of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) for an additional six months. The draft passed silence...

  • April 2018

    Sudan/South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In April, the Council is expected to hold consultations on UNISFA and on Sudan/South Sudan issues. The Council is also expected to decide by 15 April whether to extend the mission’s support to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism, established in 2011 to conduct monitoring and verification activities along the Sudan-South Sudan border, as set out in resolution 2386. Council members may receive the Secretary-General’s report on the independent review of UNISFA. The mandate of UNISFA expires on 15 May. 

  • Tomorrow (15 November), the Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for an additional six months. (Abyei is a disputed area straddling the Sudan-South Sudan border.) The draft passed silence...

  • November 2017

    Sudan/South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In November, the Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) prior to its 15 November expiration.

  • October 2017

    Sudan/South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In October, Council members are expected to be briefed on the second of two reports requested in resolution 2352 on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Members will also be briefed on the Secretary-General’s report on the status of the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM), also requested in resolution 2352. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Nicholas Haysom will brief on Sudan/South Sudan issues as well during the month.

  • August 2017

    Sudan/South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In August, Council members may be briefed on the first of two reports requested in resolution 2352 on UNISFA.

  • Today (12 May), the Security Council may vote to renew the mandate of UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for an additional six months. The vote, initially scheduled for Wednesday 10 May, was delayed due to a lack of...

  • May 2017

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In May, the Council is expected to renew the mandate of UNISFA prior to its 15 May expiration.

  • April 2017

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In April, Council members are expected to hold consultations on UNISFA and on Sudan/South Sudan issues. Incoming Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of UNISFA’s mandate, as well as on a separate report focusing on a strategic review of the mission that is expected to include “findings and recommendations for how UNISFA should be optimally configured and streamlined as appropriate”, as per resolution 2318. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Nicholas Haysom is scheduled to brief on Sudan/South Sudan issues. The mandate of UNISFA expires on 15 May 2017.

  • Tomorrow morning (3 November), the Security Council is scheduled to hold consultations on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and on South Sudan. Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations HervĂ© Ladsous is expected to brief on both issues. UNISFA The...

  • November 2016

    Sudan/South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In November, members of the Security Council will hold consultations on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and on Sudan/South Sudan issues more generally. The Council expects to renew the mandate of UNISFA prior to its 15 November expiration

  • August 2016

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In August, Council members are expected to meet for the quarterly consultations on Sudan/South Sudan issues. At press time, no outcome was anticipated.

  • May 2016

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    The quarterly consultations on Sudan/South Sudan issues will be held in May. The Council is also expected to renew the mandate of UNISFA prior to the expiration of its mandate on 15 May.