Sudan allows expelled UN coordinator to remain for one month
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December 31, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government accepted to
allow the expelled UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian
Coordinator (RC/HC) to carry out his duties until the end of January,
said the UN chief on Tuesday.
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UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator Ali al-Zaatari
takes part in a press conference in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on
13 March 2013 (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)
Ban Ki-moon condemned the decision of the Sudanese government to expel
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country director and a
Dutch national Yvonne Helle and UN Resident Coordinator and
Humanitarian Coordinator Ali al-Za’atari of Jordan, and called on
Khartoum to desist from this decision.
London and Washington also called on Khartoum to reverse its decision
stressing that it is “detrimental to Sudan’s relations with the
international community and to the protection and well-being of the
people of Sudan.”
“The Government has agreed to extend the deadline for the RC/HC’s
departure from 2 January until the end of the month. Discussions on
this issue continue,” said a statement released by the spokesperson of
the secretary general.
The statement underlined that the United Nations have been engaging
with the Sudanese authorities “at several levels to obtain a reversal
of its decision”.
Ban pointed that the expulsion constitutes a “serious loss” and
negatively impacts the growing humanitarian needs in Sudan.
The UN Security Council Tuesday discussed the expulsions of the two
international diplomats but failed to take a position as the 15-member
body was divided on the matter.
Khartoum said committed to collaborate with the international
institution, stressing that its sovereign decision was based on
behaviour of the two UN officials.
In the past, Sudan expelled, the former RC/HC Mukesh Kapila in 2004
and the former UN special envoy for Sudan Jan Pronk in 2006. Both were
accused of criticising the government policy in Darfur.
(ST)
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