On 15 April 2023, armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the regular army in the Sudanese capital Khartoum were reported. Later, the fighting between the military forces spread to other Sudanese regions.

Sudan Wants UN Special Representative Perthes to Quit His Position

08:44, 10 August 2023

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed said UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes stated publicly on television that the Sudanese government is incapable of maintaining the country's unity and that it had lost trust with regional countries and actors.

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Khartoum wants UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes to quit his job, Sudanese Ambassador to the United Nations Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed said on Wednesday.

"Yes," Mohamed said during a briefing in response to a question whether he is against Perthes remaining in his job. "I wrote to the UN Secretary-General that this is real ‘politicking’ and please, use your good offices to salvage the legacy of Sudan."

However, United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq said Perthes continues to be the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General dealing with Sudan and the United Nations expects him to provide further briefings to the UN Security Council when he needs to.

Earlier on Wednesday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the Sudanese government had threatened to pull the UN mission (UNITAMS) out of Sudan if Perthes briefed the UN Security Council.

In mid-April, clashes broke out between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, with the epicenter of the fighting located in the country's capital Khartoum. The parties to the conflict have since introduced a number of temporary nationwide ceasefires, but the conflict has not yet been settled.