{"id":36169,"date":"2024-11-13T03:10:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=36169"},"modified":"2024-11-13T03:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:10:43","slug":"un-plans-indirect-talks-with-military-and-militia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/13\/un-plans-indirect-talks-with-military-and-militia\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Plans Indirect Talks with Military and Militia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Sudan Events &#8211; Agencies\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A United Nations official stated that the UN&#8217;s personal envoy, Ramtan Lamamra, is considering conducting indirect talks with the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) focused on civilian protection.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The UN Security Council held a meeting on Tuesday regarding the Secretary-General\u2019s report, during which members were briefed by UN officials and discussed the situation in Sudan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, informed the Security Council that \u201cthe personal envoy of Lamamra is reviewing the next phase of his engagement with the warring parties, including another round of indirect talks focused on commitments related to the protection of civilians.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She added that Lamamra intends to visit Sudan and other regional countries in the coming weeks to meet with key stakeholders and will work with Sudanese civil groups to ensure their views are reflected in his efforts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She stressed that the RSF\u2019s attacks in the Gezira State are among the worst and most extreme acts of violence, where many civilians have been killed, numerous homes lost, and many forced to flee.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She stated, \u201cWe are receiving reports of horrific violations, including sexual violence against women and girls, as fighting continues in Al-Fasher, Khartoum, and other areas, where civilians are suffering enormously.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Rosemary explained that both the army and the RSF are convinced of their ability to win on the battlefield and continue to escalate their military operations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She mentioned that establishing a \u201ccompliance mechanism,\u201d with the support of partners, will be a critical step in holding the parties accountable for their commitments. There is also a dire need to make progress on a local ceasefire to open channels for dialogue.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The UK was set to propose a resolution to the Security Council during the meeting, calling for the creation of a \u201ccompliance mechanism\u201d to monitor and oversee the obligations of both warring parties under the Jeddah Agreement signed on May 11, 2023.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudan Events &#8211; Agencies\u00a0 A United Nations official stated that the UN&#8217;s personal envoy, Ramtan Lamamra, is considering conducting indirect talks with the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) focused on civilian protection. The UN Security Council held a meeting on Tuesday regarding the Secretary-General\u2019s report, during which members were briefed by UN &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36171,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36169\/revisions\/36171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}