Statement by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, Ambassador João Genésio de Almeida Filho, at the UNSC meeting on Sudan - May 24th, 2022

Thank you, Madame President.

Let me begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, for his briefing and welcoming the delegation of Sudan to this session.

My delegation will raise three points today.

FIRST, I believe I should underscore our concern about the protection of civilians. We extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims in Kereneik, West Darfur. We deplore the attacks on health-care facilities and the mass displacement that these waves of violence have caused. We support the investigation announced by the Sovereignty Council and call on additional measures to provide protection for civilians in the Darfur region.

SECOND, I would like to commend the activities of the African Union - Intergovernmental Authority on Development - UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism. We are convinced that solutions to Sudan’s political stalemate should include support from the multilateral and regional levels. Aided by the Trilateral Mechanism, the current broad, inclusive consultations should rekindle the hopes of the millions of Sudanese who took peacefully to the streets in 2019.

THIRD, I would like to conclude by reiterating the challenges in the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Sudan. We commend the Security Council’s Informal Expert Group for their effort to place the spotlight on these challenges. The legitimacy of both the ongoing consultations and Sudan’s transition to democracy is firmly rooted in women’s leadership and political participation.

Thank you.