Sudan/South Sudan

  • Tomorrow morning (5 December), the Security Council is expected to be briefed in consultations by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet on Sudan and South Sudan issues and on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Council members...

  • December 2013

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In December, the Council expects to hold one meeting in consultations on Sudan-South Sudan issues and the implementation of resolution 2046, which provided a roadmap for Sudan, South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) to resolve their differences.

  • 8 November 2013

    Sudan-South Sudan Consultations

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    On Monday (11 November), Council members will hold consultations on Sudan-South Sudan focusing on compliance by Sudan, South Sudan, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) with resolution 2046, with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous expected to brief. In...

  • November 2013

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In November, the Council is expected to hold one (or two) meetings, likely in consultations, on compliance by Sudan, South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) with resolution 2046. (Meetings on Sudan-South Sudan have been semi-monthly since May 2012, although Council members have discussed reducing the frequency of these meetings to once per month, with no final determination made at press time.) The Council also expects to adopt a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), prior to its 30 November expiration.

  • 23 October 2013

    Sudan-South Sudan Consultations

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow morning (24 October), Council members are scheduled to hold the semi-monthly consultations on Sudan-South Sudan issues with Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayé-Brook Zerihoun expected to brief. Several issues will likely be on Council members minds and may be...

  • October 2013

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In October, the Council expects to hold two meetings, likely in consultations, on compliance by Sudan, South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) with resolution 2046. The Council also expects to discuss in consultations the most recent report of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), whose mandate expires on 30 November.  At press time, no outcome was anticipated on these matters. 

  • 17 September 2013

    Sudan/South Sudan Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (18 September) Council members are scheduled to hold consultations on Sudan/South Sudan issues. The Council has held semi-monthly meetings on this matter since the adoption of resolution 2046 in May 2012. Recently, a growing number of Council members...

  • September 2013

    South Sudan and Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In September, the Security Council expects to hold two meetings, likely in consultations, on Sudan-South Sudan issues. At press time, no Council outcome was anticipated from these matters.

  • In recent days, Council members have been focusing on negotiations on two draft statements related to Sudan-South Sudan issues – a draft presidential statement on Sudan-South Sudan and a draft press statement on Jonglei state in South Sudan. It now...

  • 21 August 2013

    Consultations on Sudan/South Sudan

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    Tomorrow morning (22 August) the Council is scheduled to hold its semi-monthly consultations on Sudan/South Sudan issues. Haile Menkerios, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the AU and Head of the UN Office to the AU, is expected to...

  • Tomorrow morning (7 August) the Council is scheduled to hold consultations on Sudan/South Sudan issues and on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet is expected to brief on both matters. No immediate...

  • August 2013

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In August, the Security Council expects to hold two meetings, likely in consultations, on compliance by Sudan, South Sudan, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) with resolution 2046. The Council also expects to discuss in consultations the most recent report of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), whose mandate expires on 30 November. Ambassador María Cristina Perceval (Argentina), chair of the Sudan 1591 Sanctions Committee, will also provide the quarterly briefing on the Committee’s work to Council members in consultations. At press time, no Council outcome on these issues was anticipated.

  • 23 July 2013

    Sudan/South Sudan Consultations

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    Tomorrow afternoon (24 July), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan and South Sudan, Haile Menkerios, is expected to brief Council members during the second of the twice-monthly meetings on compliance by Sudan, South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation...

  • Tomorrow (11 July),the Security Council will consider two Sudan-South Sudan related matters. In the morning, Council members are scheduled to hold consultations on Sudan/South Sudan with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous. In the afternoon, the Council is expected to...

  • July 2013

    Sudan and South Sudan

    Monthly Forecast

    In July, the Council expects to hold two meetings, likely in consultations, on compliance by Sudan, South Sudan, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North with resolution 2046. At press time, no Council outcome on these issues was likely.