Sudan asked the United Nations on Thursday to “immediately end” the United Nations political mission in the country (UNITAMS), Sudan’s acting foreign minister Ali Sadeq told the UN Security Council in a letter seen by Portal.
“(The) Sudanese government called on the United Nations to immediately end the UNITAMS mission. At the same time, we would like to assure you that the Government of Sudan is committed to constructive cooperation with the Security Council and the Secretariat,” Sadeq wrote in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that was forwarded to the UN Security Council.
“The purpose of establishing the mission was to support the transitional government of Sudan following the revolution in December 2018,” he wrote, adding that the mission’s performance in implementing its objectives was “disappointing.”
Asked about Sudan’s decision, Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the letter had been received and forwarded to the Security Council.
War broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15, after weeks of rising tensions between the two sides over a plan to integrate armed forces as part of a transition from military rule to civilian democracy.
The U.N. special envoy to Sudan announced his resignation in September, more than three months after Sudan declared him unwelcome after disagreements between rival factions led to war.