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The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) expressed concern over the continued house arrest of South Sudan’s suspended First Vice President Riek Machar, urging coordinated international efforts to sustain the country’s fragile peace process.

The European Union’s top diplomat in South Sudan has warned that the country’s long-awaited elections may fail to take place in December this year if current political, security and technical conditions remain unchanged.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Wednesday night sacked three key ministers and senior security officials. No reasons were given … . 

The Security Council adopted resolution 2820 (2026) today, extending the mandate of the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 April 2027.  The text passed by a vote of 13 in favour, none against, and 2 abstentions (China, Russian Federation), with speakers voicing concern over the mission's its reduced troop and police ceilings, which some said will impact the safety and ability of peacekeepers to carry out their mandate. Others drew attention to the mission’s curtailed role in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. 

[…] As part of the initial support package, the two sides agreed that three members of the National Elections Commission would travel to Russia for training.

Conflict and displacement are intensifying South Sudan’s hunger crisis, with 7.8 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity while 2.2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to a joint statement on Tuesday from UN agencies. 

A new quarterly report by the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) shows that 133 alleged violations of the permanent ceasefire were documented between January and March, largely involving clashes between government forces and opposition fighters. … Beyond the security situation, the report highlights slow progress in implementing the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, with key governance and reform provisions largely stalled.

The United Nations presence in South Sudan is both critical and constrained, the Security Council heard today, as speakers offered their visions for how the Organization’s peacekeeping mission should operate amid steep financial and operational challenges in the world’s youngest, yet highly fragile, nation. … In today’s discussion, the Council considered where the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) fits into this reality ahead of its decision on whether to renew its mandate, which is set to expire on 30 April.

This week, the United Nations Security Council will debate the renewal of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) as civilians throughout the country are at risk of atrocities and need greater protection. … The mandate renewal should be a done deal, but it is not.

South Sudan’s military and opposition forces are blocking humanitarian access and unjustifiably ordering civilians to evacuate populated areas, Human Rights Watch said today. Since late 2025, the military has issued multiple evacuation orders, at least three of them sweeping in nature and the opposition forces at least three, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee.