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concern at the prevailing humanitarian situation and urges the Parties to
work in earnest to create conducive conditions to facilitate and enhance the
presence on the ground of humanitarian organizations and NGOs and the
effective delivery of humanitarian assistance;
4.
Urges all the Sudanese Parties to abide by their commitments and fully
cooperate with the AU, UN and humanitarian organizations in order to create
conditions for the commencement of the voluntary and safe return of
internally displaced persons and refugees, as soon as possible, and in any
case, before the beginning of the rainy season;
5.
Acknowledges the fact that the Government of the Sudan had
provided to the Ceasefire Commission information relating to the locations of
its forces as well as a list of its prisoners, and has reacted to the list
communicated by the Movements, by providing information on the various
categories of persons it is detaining. Council also acknowledges the fact
that the Movements had given to the Joint Commission the list of their
members detained by the Government of the Sudan and requests the
Movements to react to the list provided by the Government;
6.
Demands that the Parties extend unreserved cooperation to the
African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) and fully implement the decisions
of the 6th Meeting of the Joint Commission held in N’djamena, Chad, on 3-4
January 2005. In this regard:
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the Government of the Sudan should immediately withdraw its forces
to the positions they held before the military offensive launched on 8
December 2004, in order to create conditions conducive to the
resumption of the political negotiations, disarm the Janjaweed/Armed
militias and inform AMIS of the concrete steps taken in this regard.
In this respect, the Council welcomes the pledge by the Government
of the Sudan to withdraw its forces to their pre-8 December positions;
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the Movements should immediately communicate to the Chairman of
the Ceasefire Commission the locations of their forces and put an end
to attacks against commercial activities and government
infrastructures, including police stations;
7.
Asks the Ceasefire Commission to verify the implementation by the
Parties of the above-mentioned commitments and to report accordingly to it
for appropriate action;
8.
Appeals to the international community, in particular the UN Security
Council and its Members, to exert constant pressure on all the Parties so that
they abide by their commitments and extend full cooperation to AU efforts;