When I visited the United Nations Security Council last December to present the Hope Government’s vision for peace in Sudan, I looked at those corridors that I knew well from my many years of work at the United Nations.But my thoughts were elsewhere, back in my country, where my mind was filled with images of the ordinary people displaced by the Rapid Support Forces militia from their villages and farms, and of the fear spread among civilians in the cities when their money was looted, their dignity violated, and their hopes for security and safety shattered.My country could have fallen apart and been swept away by the winds of conspiracy had it not been for the vigilance of our brave army, supported by the Joint Force and the popular resistance.Despite all this bitterness, we had to carve a path through stone and find a way out of war for our country. In that spirit, the Hope Government initiative for peace in Sudan was launched. It was built through a purely national effort in which roles were integrated, ideas exchanged, and previous initiatives built upon. Our minds and hearts remain open to anyone who extends a peaceful hand and seeks the advancement of the natio …
