Sudan

After more than a decade on the run, alleged Sudanese war criminal Ali Kushayb sat in a courtroom in the Netherlands this week, accused of commanding Janjaweed fighters who raped, tortured and killed civilians in Darfur.

[...] UNITAMS represents the most notable reconfiguration of UN engagement with Sudan since 2011, when the Security Council converted the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and mandated the creation of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

The Security Council, in a 4 June videoconference meeting*, decided to establish a new political mission in Sudan to assist the country in its transition towards democratic governance, provide support for peace negotiations and bolster efforts to maintain accountable rule of law and security institutions.