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UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Begin: 06/20 - Mandate ended: 12/23
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18.11.2020
Sudan offers amnesty to armed groups

[…] The amnesty, which went into effect immediately after it was announced on Thursday, applies to all members of Sudanese opposition groups with the exception of those facing war crimes charges in the International Criminal Court.

Source: VOA News
13.11.2020
Russia plans naval base in Sudan

Russia plans to build a naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea coast to resupply its fleet, according to a draft agreement with Khartoum signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Source: Al Jazeera
11.11.2020
Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting

As many as 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, officials say, as at least 6,000 people have already crossed the border.

Source: Al Jazeera
02.11.2020
Sudan, South Sudan sign military co-operation deal

The governments of Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday signed a joint military co-operation agreement aimed at providing armed training, peace and development between the two countries.

Source: The East African
19.10.2020
ICC prosecutor visits Khartoum, says Sudan should hand over Bashir

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is in Khartoum, trying to persuade the transitional government to hand over former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other former top officials wanted for war crimes and genocide in Darfur.

Source: VOA News
03.10.2020
Sudanese interim government, regional factions sign peace agreement

Leaders of Sudan's transitional government and a number of rebel groups signed a peace agreement Saturday in the South Sudanese capital of Juba, which observers hope will end nearly two decades of conflict in war-torn regions of the country, including Darfur. … The Sudanese peace accord includes eight protocols and will restructure the country into eight regions, replacing the country's current 18 provinces.

Source: VOA News
25.09.2020
UNITMAS start-up team begins its activities in October

A start-up team of the United Nations political mission in Sudan known as UNITMAS will launch its activities in Khartoum next month to support the Sudanese government to achieve the tasks of transitions and peace implementation.

Source: Sudan Tribune
25.09.2020
Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears

Political developments in Sudan continue to move along a positive trajectory, while planning for a UN mission to assist the transitional government is progressing, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. 

Source: UN News
24.09.2020
Transitional Justice in Sudan: Setting the Course for a National Transitional Justice Process

[…] One of the crucial issues for the foreseeable future and part of both, peace agreement and Constitutional Charter, will be the question of how to bring justice for large scale crimes and human rights violations of the past whilst at the same establishing and maintaining peace.

Source: Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
17.09.2020
First report of the Secretary-General on UNITAMS

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Sudan and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan.

Source: S/2020/912