Sudan declares UN envoy Perthes “persona non grata”
The Sudanese government has declared Volker Perthes, the United Nations (UN) Representative in Sudan, "persona non grata".
"The government of the Republic of Sudan has officially notified the UN Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) that Volker Perthes, the UN representative in Sudan and Head of the UN Transitional Integrated Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), has been declared persona non grata as of Thursday 8 June," the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said in a written statement.