UN Security Council
2017

welcoming the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to extend the AUHIP’s mandate for another year, and further welcoming the AU Roadmap Agreement, signed by both the Government and the opposition, and urging the signatory groups to implement the Roadmap by working towards a negotiated cessation of hostilities and an open and inclusive political dialogue, Reiterating the need for an end to the violence and continued violations and abuses in Darfur, underscoring the importance of fully addressing the root causes of the conflict in the search for a sustainable peace, and recognizing that the Darfur conflict cannot be resolved militarily and a durable solution can only be obtained through an inclusive political process, Noting that the conflict between the Government and armed groups has mostly become limited to the Jebel Marra region and acknowledging an overall reduction in violence, while remaining particularly concerned at the violence and insecurity that remains, including intercommunal violence, militia activity, banditry, and fighting between the government and armed groups, expressing concern that such violence 17-01956 (E) *1701956* S/RES/2340 (2017)