SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan is expecting major UN role to achieve transition’s priorities: Hamdok

8/9/19: Sudan Tribune - Sudan is expecting major UN role to achieve transition’s priorities: Hamdok

 Sudan’s prime minister Abdalla Hamdok said he expects the UN to play a major role in supporting the political and economic priorities that his government plans to achieve during the three-year transitional period, in a speech delivered at a UN meeting in Khartoum.

 “We expect the UN to come up with a comprehensive plan addressing short, medium and long term interventions adjusted and crafted according to the transitional government’s priorities and taking into consideration home-grown initiatives and demand-driven approaches,” Hamdok further said.

 Nicholas Haysom, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Sudan, is discussing a road map for the UN system to support the transitional government on the development, economic, human rights, humanitarian and peacebuilding tracks.

 A high-level meeting on Sudan is expected to take place in the coming days on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly ,which will be addressed by Hamdok on 27 September.