Discurso do Representante Permanente Alterno, Embaixador Norberto Moretti, em reunião do Conselho de Segurança sobre o Sudão e o Sudão do Sul (UNMISS) - 20 de junho de 2023 (texto em inglês)

Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador Norberto Moretti, on Sudan and South Sudan (UNMISS) 
June 20th, 2023

Madam President.

I thank Special Representative Haysom, General Tai Gituai and Professor Impagliazzo for their knowledgeable insights.

I also thank UNMISS, RJMEC and the Community of Sant’ Egidio for their valuable work.

I acknowledge the presence of Ambassador Bona Malwal and welcome the delegation of South Sudan.

Madam President,

As other Council members, Brazil remains concerned about the effects in South Sudan of the ongoing hostilities in Sudan.

We regret that heavy fighting north of the border has led thousands of people to leave their homes, split families and flee Sudan, many of whom to South Sudan.

We are worried about the pressure on scarce resources in South Sudan, particularly in the Upper Nile State and Renk County.

We are especially concerned about the situation in parts of South Sudan that lack food and clean water.

We worry that the kind of fighting over resources that we saw in Malakal could spread and even raise ethnic tensions elsewhere.

Brazil fully supports the tireless work that UNMISS, UNHCR and OCHA have done in South Sudan since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan.

We deem it crucial for the international community to provide the additional funds that the Secretary-General, UNHCR and OCHA have requested in recent appeals.

Additional and flexible funding for food security and humanitarian assistance in South Sudan is a critical measure for preventing conflict.

We deplore the attacks that have killed humanitarian agents in the line of duty and express our condolences to their families and loved ones.

We call on South Sudan to redouble its efforts to provide safety for these essential workers and make sure that perpetrators are brought to justice.

Madam President,

Persistent violence in Abyei, Upper Nile, Jonglei and elsewhere makes it clear that the current peacekeeping efforts would benefit from additional peacebuilding initiatives.

We have already expressed our appreciation for the growing involvement of South Sudan with the PBC.

Nevertheless, South Sudan and the international community can do more to support additional efforts in peacebuilding.

The Community of Sant’ Egidio’s briefing today showed yet again the critical role that dialogue and conciliation play in the pathway to sustain peace.

We believe that conflict resolution tools inherent to peacebuilding are valuable to South Sudanese civilians, especially women, girls and boys who live outside and far away from Juba.

Widespread teaching, learning and use of these instruments would lead to virtuous cycles that sustain peace and prevent new waves of violence.

Thank you.