The United Nations on the ground

Peacekeeping mission

The UN Security Council, by resolution 1990 of 27 June 2011, responded to the urgent situation in Sudan’s Abyei region by establishing the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The operation has been tasked with monitoring the flashpoint border between north and south and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid, and is authorized to use force in protecting civilians and humanitarian workers in Abyei. UNISFA’s establishment came after the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) reached an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to demilitarize Abyei and let Ethiopian troops to monitor the area.

In accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 2715, the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission (UNITAMS) closed on 29 February 2024.

The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) completed its mandate on 31 December 2020.

 
UN uniformed personnel talking to civilians

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Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, addresses the Security Council via video conference.

©UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Special Envoy for the Great Lakes

In February 2013, 11 nations signed the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region, in a renewed drive to end the recurring cycles of devastating conflict in eastern DRC which impacts stability and development in the Great Lakes area of Africa. On 31 January 2014, two more countries, Kenya and Sudan, became signatories of the PSC Framework. The framework aims to help "address the root causes of conflict and put an end to recurring cycles of violence" in eastern DRC and the Great Lakes Region.

In its Resolution 2098 (2013), the Security Council further encouraged the Special Envoy to “lead a comprehensive political process that includes all relevant stakeholders to address the underlying root causes of the conflict”.

 

United Nations entities on the ground

Below are Funds, Programmes, Specialized Agencies, Organizations, other Entities and Bodies of the UN System providing assistance to the Sudan.

Displaced children in Kassala, Sudan, attend a UNICEF-supported learning centre at the Gharb Al Matar settlement, home to families fleeing heavy fighting.

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