1. SUMMARY: On June 19, Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting,
chair of the Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee")
updated the UN Security Council on the Committee's activities
over the previous ninety days highlighting the Committee's
informal consultations to review the Panel of Experts'(POE)
midterm report and the exchange of views with Joint UN-AU
Special Representative. Ambassador DiCarlo noted concern
over the lack of cooperation with the POE by both the
Government of Sudan (GOS) and other UN bodies and reports
that the GOS violated the arms embargo in Darfur. UK,
France, and Burkina Faso also echoed disappointment with the
difficulties faced by the POE and the lack of cooperation by
the GOS, while noting the critical importance of the POE's
work. Libya focused on the Committee's responsibility not to
exacerbate strained relations between the POE and the GOS
while referencing a paragraph in the POE's report to
illustrate that the International Criminal Court (ICC)
indictment is undermining the political process
in Sudan. END SUMMARY.
2. On June 19, Austria Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, chair of the
Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee") briefed the UN
Security Council on the Committee's activities over the
previous ninety days. He noted that Joint UN-AU Special
Representative Adada had met with the Committee and explained
that: 1) the earlier UN denial of country clearance to the
POE was due to security concerns in the backdrop of the ICC
indictment (NOTE: Security clearance was eventually granted.
END NOTE); 2) the United Nations-African Union Mission in
Darfur (UNAMID) was not fully deployed and therefore made it
difficult to support the operational work of the POE; and 3)
the current capacity of UNAMID also made it difficult to
dedicate further resources to monitoring the arms embargo.
However, UNAMID was ready to provide the Committee with
information related to the arms embargo in Darfur.
3. Mayr-Harting highlighted to the Council the difficulties
that the POE faced in its relations with the GOS including
the visa denial of the arms expert, the subsequent
resignation of the arms expert, and the lack of GOS response
to numerous queries made by the POE. Mayr-Harting also
reported on the POE's assertion that relevant UN bodies,
including the peacekeeping operations, were not sharing
information related to the POE's mandate. Finally,
Mayr-Harting noted that he continued to discuss a possible
exchange of views between the Committee and Sudan's Perm Rep
Mohamad.
4. Ambassador DiCarlo said that the United States believes
that targeted sanctions play an important role in supporting
peace and stability in the region by both encouraging
reconciliation amongst those committed to peace and isolating
those who oppose it. She emphasized that the arms embargo
helps to reduce flow of arms to Darfur and expressed strong
concern over the POE report that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAV's) were delivered to the GOS and used for military
purposes in Darfur. Moreover, DiCarlo expressed
disappointment that the GOS was hampering the work of the POE
by not issuing visas and not answering POE requests. DiCarlo
commended the Secretariat's efforts to improve cooperation
with the POE, including facilitation of travel, however
called on the Secretariat to continue to look for ways to
facilitate the POE's movement and access in the region.
5. Libyan Deputy Perm Rep D'Abbashi expressed concern over
the deteriorating political and security situation in Darfur,
noting that a comprehensive political settlement was urgently
needed. To this end, he asserted, certain outside actions
such as the ICC indictment strengthened the position of other
armed groups and hindered the political process. D'Abbashi
pointed to a section of the POE's report that stated that the
indictment seemed to have emboldened some movements (NOTE:
The POE report also stated that the indictment may have urged
the GOS to increase investment in the peace process. END
NOTE.) Finally, he urged the Committee to play a positive
role in repairing the relationship between the POE and the
GOS. He also urged the GOS to stop denying visas to the POE.
Finally, D'Abbashi supported Committee dialogue with UNAMID
but stated that this could undermine UNAMID's credibility
vis--vis the GOS if direct channels between UNAMID and the
Committee were created.
6. French Political Coordinator De Riviere called for an
immediate cease fire and expressed concern that the work of
USUN NEW Y 00000613 002 OF 002
the POE was being hampered. He characterized the level of
GOS cooperation as insufficient.
7. UK Political Coordinator Quarry called the POE an
invaluable source of information to the Council and
reiterated concern that the POE was unable to fulfill its
mandate in light of the difficulties it faces. He called
attention to the GOS denial of the arms expert's visa which
he referred to as a clear attempt to stop the Committee's
work. Quarry called on all states to implement 1591
obligations and supported a widening of the arms embargo to
include all of Sudan.
8. Burkina Faso Perm Rep Kafando expressed concern over the
difficulties of the POE with the GOS and within the UN. He
stated that all parties must cooperate with the POE and was
encouraged by the Committee Chair's continued contact with
the GOS.
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 USUN NEW YORK 000613
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TAGS: PREL, PGOV, ETTC, SU, UNSC
SUBJECT: SUDAN: COUNCIL CONSIDERS SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
1. SUMMARY: On June 19, Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting,
chair of the Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee")
updated the UN Security Council on the Committee's activities
over the previous ninety days highlighting the Committee's
informal consultations to review the Panel of Experts'(POE)
midterm report and the exchange of views with Joint UN-AU
Special Representative. Ambassador DiCarlo noted concern
over the lack of cooperation with the POE by both the
Government of Sudan (GOS) and other UN bodies and reports
that the GOS violated the arms embargo in Darfur. UK,
France, and Burkina Faso also echoed disappointment with the
difficulties faced by the POE and the lack of cooperation by
the GOS, while noting the critical importance of the POE's
work. Libya focused on the Committee's responsibility not to
exacerbate strained relations between the POE and the GOS
while referencing a paragraph in the POE's report to
illustrate that the International Criminal Court (ICC)
indictment is undermining the political process
in Sudan. END SUMMARY.
2. On June 19, Austria Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, chair of the
Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee") briefed the UN
Security Council on the Committee's activities over the
previous ninety days. He noted that Joint UN-AU Special
Representative Adada had met with the Committee and explained
that: 1) the earlier UN denial of country clearance to the
POE was due to security concerns in the backdrop of the ICC
indictment (NOTE: Security clearance was eventually granted.
END NOTE); 2) the United Nations-African Union Mission in
Darfur (UNAMID) was not fully deployed and therefore made it
difficult to support the operational work of the POE; and 3)
the current capacity of UNAMID also made it difficult to
dedicate further resources to monitoring the arms embargo.
However, UNAMID was ready to provide the Committee with
information related to the arms embargo in Darfur.
3. Mayr-Harting highlighted to the Council the difficulties
that the POE faced in its relations with the GOS including
the visa denial of the arms expert, the subsequent
resignation of the arms expert, and the lack of GOS response
to numerous queries made by the POE. Mayr-Harting also
reported on the POE's assertion that relevant UN bodies,
including the peacekeeping operations, were not sharing
information related to the POE's mandate. Finally,
Mayr-Harting noted that he continued to discuss a possible
exchange of views between the Committee and Sudan's Perm Rep
Mohamad.
4. Ambassador DiCarlo said that the United States believes
that targeted sanctions play an important role in supporting
peace and stability in the region by both encouraging
reconciliation amongst those committed to peace and isolating
those who oppose it. She emphasized that the arms embargo
helps to reduce flow of arms to Darfur and expressed strong
concern over the POE report that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAV's) were delivered to the GOS and used for military
purposes in Darfur. Moreover, DiCarlo expressed
disappointment that the GOS was hampering the work of the POE
by not issuing visas and not answering POE requests. DiCarlo
commended the Secretariat's efforts to improve cooperation
with the POE, including facilitation of travel, however
called on the Secretariat to continue to look for ways to
facilitate the POE's movement and access in the region.
5. Libyan Deputy Perm Rep D'Abbashi expressed concern over
the deteriorating political and security situation in Darfur,
noting that a comprehensive political settlement was urgently
needed. To this end, he asserted, certain outside actions
such as the ICC indictment strengthened the position of other
armed groups and hindered the political process. D'Abbashi
pointed to a section of the POE's report that stated that the
indictment seemed to have emboldened some movements (NOTE:
The POE report also stated that the indictment may have urged
the GOS to increase investment in the peace process. END
NOTE.) Finally, he urged the Committee to play a positive
role in repairing the relationship between the POE and the
GOS. He also urged the GOS to stop denying visas to the POE.
Finally, D'Abbashi supported Committee dialogue with UNAMID
but stated that this could undermine UNAMID's credibility
vis--vis the GOS if direct channels between UNAMID and the
Committee were created.
6. French Political Coordinator De Riviere called for an
immediate cease fire and expressed concern that the work of
USUN NEW Y 00000613 002 OF 002
the POE was being hampered. He characterized the level of
GOS cooperation as insufficient.
7. UK Political Coordinator Quarry called the POE an
invaluable source of information to the Council and
reiterated concern that the POE was unable to fulfill its
mandate in light of the difficulties it faces. He called
attention to the GOS denial of the arms expert's visa which
he referred to as a clear attempt to stop the Committee's
work. Quarry called on all states to implement 1591
obligations and supported a widening of the arms embargo to
include all of Sudan.
8. Burkina Faso Perm Rep Kafando expressed concern over the
difficulties of the POE with the GOS and within the UN. He
stated that all parties must cooperate with the POE and was
encouraged by the Committee Chair's continued contact with
the GOS.
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