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title: "Sudan asks UN to 'immediately terminate' political mission -letter"
description: "Sudan asked the United Nations on Thursday to \"immediately terminate\" the U.N. political mission in the country (UNITAMS), Sudan's acting Foreign Minister Ali Sadeq, told the U.N. Security Council in a letter seen by Reuters."
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# Sudan asks UN to 'immediately terminate' political mission -letter

> Sudan asked the United Nations on Thursday to "immediately terminate" the U.N. political mission in the country (UNITAMS), Sudan's acting Foreign Minister Ali Sadeq, told the U.N. Security Council in a letter seen by Reuters.

By Reuters · Published 17 November 2023, 05:49 SAST · Updated 17 November 2023, 05:50 SAST

## Key points
- Sudan has requested the end of the UNITAMS mission, citing its dissatisfaction with its performance in implementing objectives set after the 2018 revolution, and the United Nations has responded by circulating a letter to the Security Council.
- Sudan has requested that the UNITAMS mission be terminated.
- The mission's performance in implementing its objectives was "disappointing".
- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received and circulated the letter to the Security Council.
- The U.N. special envoy to Sudan stepped down in September after disagreements between rival factions erupted into war.

## Content

"(The) government of Sudan requested that the United Nations immediately terminate the UNITAMS mission. At the same time, we would like to assure you that the Government of Sudan is committed to engaging constructively with the Security Council and the Secretariat," Sadeq wrote in a letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and circulated to the U.N. Security Council.

"The purpose of establishing the mission (was) to assist the transitional government of Sudan after the December 2018 revolution," he wrote, adding that the mission's performance in implementing its objectives "was disappointing."

When asked about Sudan’s decision, Guterres spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the letter had been received and circulated to the Security Council.

A war erupted on April 15 between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after weeks of rising tension between the two sides over a plan to integrate forces as part of a transition from military rule to civilian democracy.

The U.N. special envoy to Sudan announced in September that [he was stepping down](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AW1N37K06N&linkedFromStory=true), more than three months after Sudan declared him unwelcome after disagreements between rival factions erupted into war.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Scott Malone and Daniel Wallis)