{"id":185853,"date":"2014-02-25T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/mayors-in-sudan-s-south-kordofan-demand-no-fly-zone\/"},"modified":"2014-02-25T21:33:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T21:33:00","slug":"mayors-in-sudan-s-south-kordofan-demand-no-fly-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/mayors-in-sudan-s-south-kordofan-demand-no-fly-zone","title":{"rendered":"Mayors in Sudan’s South Kordofan demand no-fly zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayors from the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, urgently requested the international community to intervene in the war-torn region and declare no-fly-zones in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 40 partial agreements have been signed since the National Congress Party seized power in 1989\u201d, mayors of 15 provinces in rebel-controlled areas stated. \u201cThe root causes of crucial issues in the country, however, have never been addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement, received by Radio Dabanga, was issued and signed by the 15 mayors of provinces \u201cliberated\u201d by the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). They affirm the Nuba people\u2019s rejection of any partial solution to the problems of the region, considering them as \u201ccentral issues that must be resolved within a broad national framework. The Nuba strongly support the unification of peace negotiations in order to resolve the issues of the entire country in a comprehensive framework.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mayors also reject the \u201cintegration of SPLM-N troops into the Sudanese army\u201d, as \u201cthey may be used in internal conflicts\u201d.<\/p>\n

Intervention of international community<\/strong><\/p>\n

The signatories of the statement urgently request the international community to stop the Sudanese Air Force\u2019s bombardments on civilians in South and North Kordofan, the Blue Nile, and Darfur, and declare these regions no-fly-zones.<\/p>\n

They demand from the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) and the international community to visit the \u201cliberated areas\u201d, to \u201cdetermine the size of the population, witness their suffering, and learn about their viewpoints\u201d.<\/p>\n

The international community should \u201cimmediately and unconditionally\u201d intervene and deliver humanitarian assistance to the war-affected regions \u201cto save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children, women, and elderly\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, the SPLM-N is controlling 85 percent of South Kordofan. About 1,200,000 people are currently living in the \u201cliberated areas\u201d, divided into 15 provinces. Each province is headed by a mayor and an \u201cexecutive director\u201d.<\/p>\n

File photo: A victim of an aerial bombardment in the Nuba Mountains <\/em>lies in Gidel hospital near Kauda, South Kordofan. (Radio Tamazuj)<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

Sudan Revolutionary Front leaders meet with US Special Envoy<\/a> (23 February 2014)<\/p>\n

‘SPLM-N will discuss AUHIP proposal’: Malik Agar<\/a> (19 February 2014)<\/p>\n

Negotiations between Sudan government and SPLM-N collapse<\/a> (16 February 2014)<\/p>\n

Sudan opposition welcomes proposal of \u2018unified platform\u2019<\/a> (16 February 2014)<\/p>\n

Sudan rejects SPLM-N’s demand to discuss humanitarian issues<\/a> (7 February 2014)<\/p>\n

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