Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States) on the situation in Sudan - Security Council Media Stakeout

Comments to the media in her national capacity by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and President of the Security Council for the month of August, on the situation in Sudan.

• Video Length: 00:07:24
• Production Date: 9 August 2023
• Asset Language: English; Original
• Personal Subject: THOMAS-GREENFIELD, LINDA
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN - UNITAMS
• Subject Topical: ARMED CONFLICTS; HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES; MEMBERS; PERIODIC REPORTS; UNITED NATIONS MANAGEMENT; UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL; SUDAN SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3079017
• Parent Id: 3079006

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Remarks by Madam Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield

"Today, the Security Council met to discuss a pressing matter of international peace and security: the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. I would like to thank Ms. Wosornu and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their sobering briefings this morning.

But as I told the Council just now, while we were grateful for the ASG’s participation, we had expected that SRSG Perthes was going to brief the Council. We now know that the Sudanese government threatened to end the UN Mission in Sudan if the SRSG participated in this briefing. And that was really outrageous, and I did make that point in the Council. No country should be able to bully a briefer into silence, let alone the United Nations."