The UN-AU peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has welcomed the US Administration's decision to lift the economic sanctions imposed on the Sudan.

In a statement it issued on Sunday the mission said the decision, which ends more than two decades of economic sanctions, is hoped to contribute significantly to the betterment of the lives of the Sudanese people; including the population we serve in the Darfur region.

The statement quoted UNAMID's Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur (JSR/JCM) Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo saying they are hopeful that this decision would be a significant progress towards improving the lives of the population the mission serves in Darfur

"I also hope that this would constitute a positive step forward on the way of realising permanent peace, stability and sustainable development in Darfur." UNAMID official added.

The statement said the UNAMID official has called on all stakeholders to take advantage of this window of opportunity to speed up the finalisation of the peace process and use it as a catalyst for achieving permanent peace in Darfur.

Source: Suna