SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: International Peace Institute - How the New UN Mission in Sudan Can Succeed
Philipp Jahn of Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Khartoum, Gerrit Kurtz of the German Council on Foreign Relations and former UN official Peter Schumann, call for the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) to adopt an adaptive approach to peacebuilding in Sudan that heeds four considerations.
In planning and implementing UNITAMS, the authors call for flexibility and Sudanese participation, institutionalising a regular advisory and monitoring mechanism inclusive of civil society and political parties.
Secondly, the authors suggest UNITAMS fosters resilience by focusing on strengthening the ability of the civilian authorities to exert control over the security sector and its economic activities, necessitating putting parliamentarians and political parties at the center of stakeholder engagement.
Third, the authors call for UNITMAS to ensure international coherence by ensuring follow-up processes on donor funds for Sudan, and finally, facilitating the flow of information by empowering marginalised voices and promoting transparency regarding UNITMAS activities.