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The UN Security Council has extended the United Nations political mission for six months as conflicts worsen in Sudan. In a short resolution, the Council unanimously agreed to extend until the 3rd of December, 2023 the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).
The 15 members Security Council also resolved to condemn the attacks against the civilian population, UN personnel and humanitarian actors, as well as the looting of humanitarian supplies. UNITAMS was created in June 2020 to support Sudan’s democratic transition after the fall of Omar al-Bashir government.
However, Sudan’s army chief Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has accused Special Representative for Sudan UNITAMS, Dr. Volker Perthes of stoking the brutal conflict the army is fighting against paramilitaries. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the army chief also asked him to name a replacement for Perthes, saying the envoy has committed fraud and disinformation in facilitating a political process.