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 21 December 2009
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African Union panel briefs the Council on Sudan

21/12/2009

The High Level African Union panel is giving the Security Council this Monday a first hand briefing on the situation in Sudan.

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Security Council meeting

The UN Secretary General has hailed this report as an important collaboration between the African Union and the United Nations.

Mr. Ban says the report provides a frank assessment and insightful analysis of the situation in Sudan and offers numerous proposals for the way forward.

The panel has clearly articulated the links between the crisis in Darfur and broader efforts to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.

"In little more than three months, elections are scheduled to take place. In just over a year, the two referenda are scheduled, which will determine the future shape of Sudan. The National Congress Party and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement, as the two parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, have taken steps to prepare for these major events, but there is still much to be done. We must remember that neither the election nor the referenda are ends in themselves. Managing the results - whatever the outcome - will require genuine cooperation between the NCP and the SPLM."

Ban also expressed his concern at the scale and frequency of violence in South Sudan and said that the Darfur peace process has reached a critical point.

While he felt that the African Union panel is making commendable efforts to address the issues of justice and reconciliation in Sudan, however Ban noted the panel must conform with Security Council resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court.

Jocelyne Sambira, UN Radio.

(duration: 1'44")

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Cut 1

"In little more than 3 months, elections are scheduled to take place. In just over a year, the two referenda are scheduled, which will determine the future shape of Sudan. The National Congress Party and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement, as the two parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, have taken steps to prepare for these major events, but there is still much to be done. We must remember that neither the election nor the referenda are ends in themselves. Managing the results - whatever the outcome - will require genuine cooperation between the NCP and the SPLM"
Duration: 00:00:42

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Cut 2

"Efforts must continue to encourage the Government, and more especially the rebel movements, to make concessions, and embrace the consensus which Mr. Bassolé is building. In my view, the High Level Implementation Panel, and the international community at large, has a critical role to play here. By giving Mr Bassolé our unequivocal support, we will send a strong message to all parties that they must engage in the negotiations he is leading. Beyond this, the Panel can make an invaluable contribution to the 'soft-landing' we are all working towards after the election and referenda, by helping the parties to the CPA to bridge their differences. This is an outcome that is badly needed for Sudan itself, but also for Sudan's neighbours and, indeed, for all of Africa".
Duration: 00:00:56

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Cut 3

"It will be the Sudanese people who solve Sudan's problems. But working together, the United Nations and the African Union can provide them with critical assistance on their difficult journey towards lasting peace and prosperity".
Duration: 00:00:15