Article 3 MandateF1

liaise with the Government of Sudan, the Government of South Sudan, Sudanese and South Sudanese political parties, the Darfur armed movements, civil society and non-governmental organisations, with the aim of pursuing the Union’s policy objectives;

maintain close cooperation with the UN, the AU and in particular the AU High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan (AUHIP), the League of Arab States, the Inter-Governmental Agency for Development and other leading regional and international stakeholders including the US Special Envoy;

participate in relevant international and public forums to promote the Union’s policy objectives and the coherence of international efforts towards Sudan;

contribute to international efforts to facilitate a comprehensive, inclusive and durable peace agreement for Darfur working closely with the UN, the AU, the Governments of Qatar and other international stakeholders;

promote respect for human rights by maintaining regular contacts with the relevant authorities in Sudan and South Sudan, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the human rights observers active in the region;

contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy, including the Union Guidelines on human rights, in particular the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict as well as on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, and the Union policy regarding UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments as well as formulating recommendations in this regard;

actively contribute to the implementation of a comprehensive Union approach to Sudan and South Sudan as agreed by the Foreign Affairs Council on 20 June 2011 ;

have oversight of and coordinate Union engagement with all relevant stakeholders to support efforts to mitigate and eliminate the threat to civilians and stability in South Sudan and the wider region posed by the LRA.

advise and report on the definition of Union positions in international forums in order to proactively promote and strengthen a consistent Union policy approach towards Sudan and South Sudan;

maintain an overview of all activities of the Union and cooperate closely with the Union delegations in Khartoum, Juba and the Union delegations to the AU in Addis Ababa and to the UN in New York;

contribute to the political process and activities relating to the resolution of any outstanding CPA and post-CPA issues and help the parties to implement what has been agreed as well as support efforts in the area of institution-building in South Sudan;

contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy, including the Union Guidelines on Human Rights, in particular the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict as well as on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, and the Union policy regarding UNSCR 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments in this regard; and

follow up and report on compliance by the Sudanese and South Sudanese parties with the relevant UNSCRs, in particular 1556 (2004), 1564 (2004), 1590 (2005), 1591 (2005), 1593 (2005), 1612 (2005), 1663 (2006), 1672 (2006), 1679 (2006), 1769 (2007), 1778 (2007), 1881 (2009), 1882 (2009), 1891 (2009), 1919 (2010).