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...
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.
beginnings certain extent information intelligence people situations unwise
There is intelligence information that there are people in Khartoum who were not in Khartoum before. In these situations it is to a certain extent conjuncture (but) it would be unwise not to take the beginnings of such warnings seriously.
agreement bad concrete divided minute peace people possible situation talks
I think it is still possible to have a peace agreement, ... It is not a minute possibility. It is a very concrete possibility. Again, the talks in Abuja are not bad at the moment. It is going to the right direction. They are not divided in Abuja. The situation is much better than people are saying. It is not lost.
armed assisting contrary credible endangered hijacked hijacking information living military people points robbery vehicles vulnerable workers
Armed robbery and hijacking have endangered humanitarian workers assisting over 450,000 vulnerable people living in the area. Moreover, credible information points to the use of hijacked vehicles for military purposes by these armed groups. This is unacceptable and contrary to international humanitarian law.
council ground itself otherwise people sanctions security seriously weak
If even weak sanctions are not going to be implemented, the Security Council doesn't take itself seriously and they have to. They have to because otherwise the people on the ground are just laughing.
displaced lack million next people return start three villages voluntary weeks
I don't see a voluntary return of more than 1 million displaced people to their villages to start in the next three weeks because of lack of security.
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.
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,