Sudan's Foreign Ministry, where clashes between the military and paramilitaries continue, has announced that it has notified the UN of the UN's special representative in charge of Sudan as a diplomatically unacceptable person, raising concerns about the impact on humanitarian operations on the ground.
In Sudan, armed clashes between the military and paramilitary groups have continued since April, resulting in many casualties and a series of people forced to evacuate, deteriorating the humanitarian situation.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan announced on the 8th that it had designated Secretary-General Perthes, Special Representative in charge of Sudan at the United Nations, as persona non grata = "undesirable person" and notified Secretary-General Guterres that he was a person who was not accepted from a diplomatic point of view.
Earlier, the Sudanese military had sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres in May, claiming that Perthes was escalating the conflict in Sudan.
In response to the announcement by the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN spokesman Dujarric said at a regular press conference on the 9th, "Persona non grata does not apply to UN staff, and the status of the Special Representative has not changed."
According to the United Nations, Special Representative Perthes is currently staying in neighboring Ethiopia, but there is a possibility that he will not be allowed to enter the country by the Sudanese government in the future, and there are concerns about the impact on humanitarian assistance activities by the United Nations.