S/PV.8565 Security Council

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Ambassador Joanna Wronecka, Permanent Representative of Poland, in her capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan. I now give the floor to Ambassador Wronecka.

In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, covering the period from 26 March to 18 June 2019. The Committee met in informal consultations on 12 April to hear from the Panel of Experts on the Sudan about its work programme for the current mandate. The Coordinator informed Committee members that the Panel would continue to monitor potential violations of sanctions measures, follow the peace and political processes, investigate Darfuri armed groups in Libya and the region and work collaboratively with the Panels of Experts on the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan, and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), concerning the Central African Republic. The Coordinator also said that the Panel would coordinate its work with the African Union and with other United Nations entities present in the Sudan. The Coordinator of the Panel underscored the Panel’s intention to adopt a regional approach, as requested by the Committee. The Coordinator mentioned the possible impact of the drawdown of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on the Panel’s ability to conduct its work in Darfur. The Coordinator stated that the transitional period in the Sudan may have an impact on the Panel’s work in terms of logistics. The currently mandated Panel has been unable to travel to the Sudan. On 6 June, the Committee received the first quarterly report of the Panel of Experts on the situation in Darfur, including the activities of UNAMID, the peace process, the activities of armed groups, the issue of compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law and human rights, compliance with the Council’s targeted sanctions and the regional projection of the situation in that Sudanese province. On 21 June, together with Ambassador Schulz, I organized a joint meeting of the Libya, Sudan and South Sudan Committees. The members heard from the respective Panels on the presence and activities of Darfuri armed groups in Libya, the Sudan and South Sudan and discussed how best to prevent Darfuri armed groups in Libya and South Sudan from engaging in destabilizing activities. The press release on the meeting will be issued shortly. Finally, I would like to update the Council on my intention to visit the Sudan. Given the current political and security situation in the Sudan, the dates for the visit have yet to be determined.

I thank Ambassador Wronecka for her briefing. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers.