Paris, (Nabaa Sudan) – Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ambassador Hamid Al-Jozouli Khalid, stated that the war waged by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has affected citizens and all sectors within UNESCO’s mandate. He said the militia had deliberately sought to destabilize the education process and deprive younger generations of their national memory through the systematic targeting and destruction of educational and cultural institutions.
He made these remarks in Sudan’s statement before the 225th session of UNESCO’s Executive Board, held at the organization’s headquarters in Paris.
The ambassador thanked all countries that had contributed to the special account for Sudan established by UNESCO to support efforts to reconstruct and restore institutions within its mandate. He called on the remaining member states to make active contributions to the fund.
For his part, the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and spokesperson for the Arab Group at UNESCO stated that the systematic destruction of Sudan’s cultural institutions and property by the RSF militia required concerted efforts by the organization and all member states to reconstruct and restore what the war had destroyed.
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