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native administration to address the root causes of the conflict in Darfur and the inauguration,
on 26 May 2014, in El-Fasher, of the Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultation (DIDC)
Implementation Committee. Council encourages the Parties to expedite their efforts towards
addressing the outstanding issues, and calls on the international community to enhance its
support to the implementation process. In this context, Council underscores the
complementarity of these processes;
7.
Notes that, while fighting between the Government forces and the armed movements
has reduced significantly over the past months, violence continued with renewed fighting
between ethnic groups over resources. Council urges for renewed efforts to address the
prevailing situation and, in this respect, commends UNAMID for the initiatives taken to prevent
inter-ethnic and inter-communal conflicts and facilitate their resolution when they occur;
8.
Expresses deep concern at the continued human rights violations in Darfur, including
the increase in sexual and gender-based violence. Council strongly condemns these violations
and calls on the GoS to take appropriate measures to address this situation, notably by
identifying their perpetrators and bringing them to justice. Council welcomes the capacity
building support provided by UNAMID to GoS institutions and relevant civil society
organizations;
9.
Reiterates its earlier appeals to all armed belligerents to cease all acts of violence in
Darfur and recommit themselves to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in that region. In this
respect, Council calls on the holdout armed movements to join the peace process on the basis
of the DDPD, welcomes the consultations undertaken by the AU Commissioner for Peace and
Security and the JCM with the Qatari authorities, in Doha, on 5 May 2014, and reiterates its
support to the continued engagement of the JCM with both the GoS and the holdout armed
movements. Council looks forward to the holding of the envisaged meeting, in Addis Ababa,
between the GoS and the armed movements, as part of the process of confidence-building and
ensuring inclusivity of all parties for national reconciliation;
10.
Stresses the need for the efforts to address the Darfur crisis to be part of the holistic
approach to the challenges of peace, governance and democracy in Sudan, and that the
national initiative for dialogue, announced by President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, in January
2014, provides a unique opportunity that the GoS and all other stakeholders should seize in
order to advance peace and reconciliation in Sudan, taking into account Decision
Assembly/AU/Dec.501 (XXII), by which the Assembly declared 2014-2024 as the Madiba
Nelson Mandela Decade of Reconciliation in Africa. Council further welcomes the coordination
between the AUHIP and the JCM, and reiterates its call to all parties to create a conducive
environment for the success of the initiative;
11.
Expresses concern at the prevailing humanitarian situation in Darfur, including the
increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and appeals for renewed efforts
to address the challenges at hand, including mobilization of additional resources and capacities.