Resolution 2579, adopted unanimously on Thursday, retains the four strategic objectives for UNITAMS outlined in Resolution 2524, which established the mission on June 3, 2020, reports Xinhua news agency.Reso
Mandate of UN mission in Sudan extended
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United Nations, June 4 : The UN Security Council (UNSC) has extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for a year until June 3, 2022.
Resolution 2579, adopted unanimously on Thursday, retains the four strategic objectives for UNITAMS outlined in Resolution 2524, which established the mission on June 3, 2020, reports Xinhua news agency.
Resolution 2579 contains several adjustments, including to reflect the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) signed on October 3, 2020.
Broadly, UNITAMS strategic objectives are: assisting the political transition; supporting the peace processes and the implementation of the JPA; assisting peacebuilding, protection of civilians and rule of law, particularly in Darfur and the Two Areas (South Kordofan and Blue Nile); and supporting the mobilisation of economic
2021-06-04 05:01:45 GMT2021-06-04 13:01:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Photo taken on June 3, 2021 shows the scene of a UN Security Council meeting on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) at the UN headquarters in New York. United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for one year, until June 3, 2022. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
UNITED NATIONS, June 3 (Xinhua) United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for one year, until June 3, 2022.
Resolution 2579, adopted unanimously, retains the four strategic objectives for UNITAMS outlined in Resolution 2524, which established the mission on June 3, 2020.
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