Sudan faces large-scale human rights and humanitarian needs. The successor mission to UNMIS must prioritize these needs with an effective UN presence in both North and South Sudan. In the South particularly, civilians have been victims of increasing intra-South violence and LRA attacks, and the new peacekeeping mandate must ensure the protection of these civilians. Currently, GOSS alone does not have the capacity to meet these security challenges, and it is likely that the SPLA will increasingly become involved in the worsening south-south violence. When considering the new mandate/mission for UN presence in Sudan, emphasis must be given to effective means to engage women. Specific attention and targeted action to address the safety of women must be included at every stage of the design and implementation of a new mission, including in the mandate, training, and inclusion of expert personnel; in protection strategies and plans of action; and improved engagement with women at the community level. In its discussions on Sudan, the Security Council should:

• Make protection of civilians a priority by ensuring that the mission has the resources and assets to effectively implement the mandate that it is given, and requesting systematic reporting on protection of civilian threats and incidents, covering key violations, as well as the actions taken to address protection threats, and how the protection situation changes over time;
• Support a strong human rights monitoring system;
• Request systematic reporting on threats and incidents of violence against civilians, including sexual violence;
• Prioritize the prevention of violence against civilians, with a focus on SPLA, militia and LRA violations;
• Ensure the mission has appropriate structure, human resources and assets, including sufficient numbers of civilian and military personnel; appropriate assets to deter and respond to threats; and improved information gathering and analysis capacity;
• Ensure UN support for coordinating security sector and justice reform and collaborative activities with national security forces actors, and the promotion of compliance with international laws and standards by the security sector and the judiciary.

Regarding South Sudan’s constitution, women must be included in the drafting process, and the protection of women’s rights must be enshrined in the final constitution. The new government should also ratify CEDAW without reservations.

Regarding Darfur, efforts should be increased to end the ongoing impunity for rape by security forces in the context of renewed fighting between government and rebels, and perpetrators should be brought to justice.

Sudan faces large-scale human rights and humanitarian needs. The successor mission to UNMIS must prioritize these needs with an effective UN presence in both North and South Sudan. In the South particularly, civilians have been victims of increasing intra-South violence and LRA attacks, and the new peacekeeping mandate must ensure the protection of these civilians. Currently, GOSS alone does not have the capacity to meet these security challenges, and it is likely that the SPLA will increasingly become involved in the worsening south-south violence. When considering the new mandate/mission for UN presence in Sudan, emphasis must be given to effective means to engage women. Specific attention and targeted action to address the safety of women must be included at every stage of the design and implementation of a new mission, including in the mandate, training, and inclusion of expert personnel; in protection strategies and plans of action; and improved engagement with women at the community level. In its discussions on Sudan, the Security Council should:

• Make protection of civilians a priority by ensuring that the mission has the resources and assets to effectively implement the mandate that it is given, and requesting systematic reporting on protection of civilian threats and incidents, covering key violations, as well as the actions taken to address protection threats, and how the protection situation changes over time;
• Support a strong human rights monitoring system;
• Request systematic reporting on threats and incidents of violence against civilians, including sexual violence;
• Prioritize the prevention of violence against civilians, with a focus on SPLA, militia and LRA violations;
• Ensure the mission has appropriate structure, human resources and assets, including sufficient numbers of civilian and military personnel; appropriate assets to deter and respond to threats; and improved information gathering and analysis capacity;
• Ensure UN support for coordinating security sector and justice reform and collaborative activities with national security forces actors, and the promotion of compliance with international laws and standards by the security sector and the judiciary.

Regarding South Sudan’s constitution, women must be included in the drafting process, and the protection of women’s rights must be enshrined in the final constitution. The new government should also ratify CEDAW without reservations.

Regarding Darfur, efforts should be increased to end the ongoing impunity for rape by security forces in the context of renewed fighting between government and rebels, and perpetrators should be brought to justice.