Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Sudan
DarfurRegion
Africa (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA)Agreement name
Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in DarfurDate
17 Feb 2009Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Pre-negotiation/processConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Darfur-Sudan peace processParties
For the Sudan Government of National Unity, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports;
For the Justice and Equality Movement Sudan (JEM), Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim Mohamed, Head of the JEM delegation to the Doha talks;Third parties
Witnessed by: Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Cabinet, State of Qatar; Djbrill Yipene Bassole, AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur;Description
Short agreement committing the parties to resolving the conflict in Darfur, including working towards a framework agreement.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced personsGroups→Refugees/displaced persons→RhetoricalPage 1, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
3. Agree to take all necessary measures to create a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflict, including:
a) Refrain from all kinds of harassment of IDPs. - Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil societyPage 1, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
3. Agree to take all necessary measures to create a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflict, including:
...
b) Guarantee the smooth and unobstructed flow of relief assistance to the needy people without any obstacles or constraints. - Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/accessPage 1, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
3. Agree to take all necessary measures to create a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflict, including:
...
b) Guarantee the smooth and unobstructed flow of relief assistance to the needy people without any obstacles or constraints. - Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Humanitarian assistancePage 1, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
3. Agree to take all necessary measures to create a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflict, including:
...
b) Guarantee the smooth and unobstructed flow of relief assistance to the needy people without any obstacles or constraints. - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security GuaranteesPage 1, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
1. Give the peace process a strategic priority over other issues to settle the conflict in Darfur;
2. Agree to adopt a comprehensive approach which addresses the root-causes of the problem and realizes a lasting peace in the country.
Page 2, The two Parties hereby:
4. Work towards an early framework agreement that leads to cessation of hostilities and lay down the basis for detailed issues.
Page 2, The two Parties hereby:
5. Undertake to follow the framework agreement with serious talks to end the conflict in the shortest possible time, not to exceed three months. - CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→General commitmentsPage 2, The two Parties hereby:
4. Work towards an early framework agreement that leads to cessation of hostilities and lay down the basis for detailed issues. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner releasePage 2, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
3. Agree to take all necessary measures to create a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflict, including:
...
c) Commit to exchange prisoners and release imprisoned, convicted, detained and arrested persons in relation to the conflict between them with a view to building confidence and accelerating the peace process. The State of Qatar and the AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator will maintain contacts with both parties to workout a time-line for concluding the release of the above-mentioned. - Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- ReconciliationPage 1, The two Parties hereby:
Fourthly: Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows:
...
2. Agree to adopt a comprehensive approach which addresses the root-causes of the problem and realizes a lasting peace in the country.
Implementation
- UN signatoryWitnessed by:
Djbrill Yipene Bassole, AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur; - Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceUN Peacemaker
http://peacemaker.un.org/
http://peacemaker.un.org/sudan-goodwill-darfur2009
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the most Merciful
Agreement of Good will and Confidence Buidling for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur
Under the kind auspices of the State of Qatar and the AU-UN Joint Cheif Mediator for Darfur, a meeting was convened from 10th to 17th of February 2009 in Doha, capital of the State of Qatar between a delegation from the Government of National Unity of the Republic of Sudan (GNU) and a delegation from teh Justice and Equality Movement Sudan (JEM) to pursue a negotiated peaceful settlement for the Sudan Conflcit in Darfur
The Two parties hereby:
Firstly:
Highligh Appreciated the role of the state of Qatar as the Host Country and agree upon Doha as the venue for the talks between them.
Secondly:
Appreciate the kind auspices by H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Tahni, Emir of the State of Qatar and the mediation by the esteemed Government of the State of Qatar and the AU-UN Joint Cheif Mediator, Mr Djibril Bassole;
Thirdly:
Recognise the constructive support to the peace process provided by neighbouring counties and the international community;
Fourthly;
Declare their intent to work towards ending the ongoing conflict between them, as follows;
1. Give the peace process a strategic priority over other issues to settleme the conflict in Darfur;
2. Agree to adopt a compehensive approach which addresses the root-causes of the problem and realizes a last peace in the country.
3. Agree to take all necessary measure to create a conducive environment for reaching a lasting settlement of the conflcit including;
a) refrain from all kinds of harassment of IDPs
b) Guarantee the smooth and unobstructed flow of relief assistance to the needy people without any obstacles or constraints.
c) Commit to exchange prisoners and release imprisoned, convicted, detained ans arrested persons in relation to the conflict between them with a view to building confidence and accelerating the peace process.
The State of Qatar and AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator will maintain contacts with both parties to workout a time-line for concluding the release of the above-mentioned.
4. Work towards an early framework agreement that leads to cessation of hostilities and lay down the basis for detailed issues.
5. Undertake to follow the framework agreement with serious talks to end the conflict in the shortest possible time, not to exceed three months.
6. Pledge to remain engaged in the peace process and to maintain representatives in Doha to prepare a frameowkr agreement for the final talks.
Done in three languages in Arabic, English and French, all texts are equally authentic.
Signed in Doha on 17th February 2009
For the Sugan Government of National Unity
Dr. Man Hassan Omer, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
For the Justice and Equality Movement Sudan (JEM)
Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim Mohamed, Head of the JEM delegation to the Doha talks
Witnessed by;
Ahmed bin Abdulla al-Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Member of the Cabinet, State of Qatar
Djibrill Yipene Bassole, AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur.