Sudan’s UN Delegate to Sudanhorizon: Britain is Leading a Malicious Campaign Against Sudan

New York – Exclusive – Mariam Absher

The UN Security Council is expected to hold a special session on Sudan next Wednesday, September 11, during which it will listen to the report of the Committee of Experts formed under Resolution 1591 on developments in Darfur.

Sudan’s permanent delegate to the United Nations, Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, said it is premature to talk about a veto before the session. The delegate revealed in an exclusive statement to the Sudanhorizon news website about a closed session held by the UN Security Council last Wednesday, indicating that the council dedicated it to discussing the humanitarian situation in Sudan. As circulated in some media outlets, the delegate denied using the veto during the session, attributing this to the fact that a vote on the draft resolution did not follow the session.

Al-Harith warned that there is confusion being circulated in the media regarding interventions by some members regarding a previous Security Council resolution adopted last June regarding the siege of the city of El Fasher and the closed Security Council session on the humanitarian situation held last Wednesday.

The Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations revealed intensive movements led by Britain within the corridors of the Security Council within the framework of a campaign he described as malicious against Sudan, including the report of the Fact-Finding Committee, which is scheduled to be presented before the Human Rights Council in Geneva the day after tomorrow, Tuesday.