ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council

12/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/03/2024 13:46

Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning Sudan Receives Briefing on Behalf of Emergency Relief Coordinator in Pursuance of Resolution 2664 (2022)

On 7 November 2024, and in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 2664 (2022), a representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on behalf of the Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning Sudan on the delivery of life-saving assistance and other activities that support essential human needs in Sudan.

OCHA also informed it had not received any report of provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources to, or known to have benefited, designated individuals or entities, or of cases of aid diversion by, or know to have benefited, the same, as part of the delivery of humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs in accordance with resolution 2664 (2022). OCHA did not rule out the possibility that such designated individuals and entities indirectly benefited from existing incidents of aid diversion. OCHA further informed on risk management and due diligence process in place.

Members of the Committee thanked the representative for the briefing and expressed support for the mandate.