Jan Pronk
Jan Pronk
Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronkis a Dutch politician, diplomat, and professor. He has been visiting professor at the United Nations University for Peace in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica, since 2009...
change creating difficult longer situation
That is creating a situation which is getting out of hand, because the longer a situation like this is lasting, the more difficult it is to change it,
daily fighting grim security situation
The security situation is grim as fighting is going on on a daily basis.
african certain decision march union whether
We do not know whether the African Union will reconfirm its decision (at its March 10 meeting). That is not certain any more.
african certain friday next union whether
We do not know whether the African Union next Friday will reconfirm its own decision. That is not certain any more.
among government peace point reconcile result start stop tribal wait
We need peace between the government and the SLA and we need tribal reconciliation. There is no need to wait for a result in Abuja. You can start here. At some point you have to stop the killing and reconcile among the tribes.
act time
I would say give them some time to get their act together.
course difficult feeling moment people situation streets time true
Of course that is a feeling, which is being manipulated by leaders, at the same time it?s also a feeling which is true for many people in the streets of Khartoum, and in that very difficult situation we at the moment are working.
deal might progress
There is progress and a deal might be in the making.
parties
The parties sometimes are talking, and a day after, they're shooting.
african mission personnel security status strongly supported targeting
This targeting of AU personnel contravenes the status of the African mission as an independent third-party, strongly supported by the U.N. Security Council,
against government position strong sudan taken
The government of Sudan has taken a strong position against the transition.
circle committee joint vicious
But the Joint Committee is not meeting, so we are in a vicious circle at the moment.
additional again conflict conflicts course current flee forcing great previous refugees result suffering victims
Forcing refugees who are the victims of previous conflicts to flee again in the course of the current conflict, which is not of their making, would result in great additional suffering for them.
african asked bound control council countries dirty equipment intervene job necessary security soldiers western
They are there because the western world in the security council asked them to go there. And we let them do the job with bound hands.... if you do not give them the resources. The African countries do not have the equipment that is necessary to intervene and to control such a battle... so if you ask the African soldiers to do the dirty work, give them the tools.