The Council is expected to discuss a number of issues regarding the situation in Sudan, including monitoring the outcome of the referenda, the situation in Darfur and progress of the Doha peace talks. In any action it takes, including in any outcome document, the Council is urged to:

• Ensure that UNMIS is taking action to ensure sexual violence is prevented if there is an outbreak of violence around the referendum. Ensure that women are being given the space and meaningfully engaged in referendum discussions, consultations with women are being prioritized, and participation of women representatives in talks is being stressed.
• Ensure that women’s rights are integrated into political talks and outcomes related to citizenship, security, natural resources, and North/South border deliberations.
• Stress to the Chief Mediator and the Joint Mediation Support Team that concrete action should be taken to ensure women’ssubstantive participation in the Doha talks.
• For Doha, the Security Council should request that the texts of the agreement currently being discussed are reviewed by a senior gender expert, potentially provided by the UN Mediation Support Unit.

The Council is expected to discuss a number of issues regarding the situation in Sudan, including monitoring the outcome of the referenda, the situation in Darfur and progress of the Doha peace talks. In any action it takes, including in any outcome document, the Council is urged to:

• Ensure that UNMIS is taking action to ensure sexual violence is prevented if there is an outbreak of violence around the referendum. Ensure that women are being given the space and meaningfully engaged in referendum discussions, consultations with women are being prioritized, and participation of women representatives in talks is being stressed.
• Ensure that women’s rights are integrated into political talks and outcomes related to citizenship, security, natural resources, and North/South border deliberations.
• Stress to the Chief Mediator and the Joint Mediation Support Team that concrete action should be taken to ensure women’ssubstantive participation in the Doha talks.
• For Doha, the Security Council should request that the texts of the agreement currently being discussed are reviewed by a senior gender expert, potentially provided by the UN Mediation Support Unit.