Sudan Sanctions Renewal Heads to UN Vote Amid Arms Embargo Split
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Next Thursday, the Security Council set a tentative date for voting on the extension of the Sudan ' s sanctions, while the United States seeks to amend its provisions.
Sudan sanctions renewal heads to UN vote amid arms embargo split
UN Security Council members meet in New York as the council considers measures related to Sudan. The council is due to vote again on the sanctions regime amid disagreement over expanding the Darfur arms embargo nationwide The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote next week on renewing sanctions on Sudan as members remain divided over a U.S.-backed proposal to expand the existing arms embargo beyond Darfur to the entire country. Gre…
The United Nations Security Council imposed the sanctions regime on the Sudan in 2005 by resolution 1591, which prohibits the sale and supply of weapons to all warring parties in Darfur, with sanctions including travel bans and assets freezes on violators. According to the Security Council report I have seen, Greece has set an early date of 8 October to put the extension of the sanctions regime before the Security Council, according to a blue si…
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