South Sudan

The Government of South Sudan, in its first ever briefing to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, outlined its priorities on Tuesday, addressing a host of recommendations from civil society speakers and UN officials.

[…] On August 4, 2022, parties to the September 2018 peace deal agreed to extend it for another 24 months starting in February 2023, when the original deal is expected to expire.

There has to be forward movement on at least four fronts as South Sudan enters “a critical year” with a sense of urgency essential maintains the senior United Nations (UN) representative in the landlocked east African country.

The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom has expressed concerns over the spate of intercommunal fighting in several parts of the country, saying it could derail the ongoing peace process.

Three aid workers have been murdered this month in conflict-battered South Sudan and a disputed border area, the UN’s emergency response agency said Wednesday, calling on authorities to bring the killers to justice.

A South Sudanese official has commended Sudan’s push for a special summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on South Sudan, saying it is key in tackling insecurity.

The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with international partners, have called for the immediate end to mounting violence in the Greater Pibor area by armed youth from Jonglei state.

[…] “At least 166 civilians have been killed and 237 injured in the last four months as clashes have intensified between armed elements, and between rival community-based militias in the region,” the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.

There has been noticeable progress towards realizing the peace deal in South Sudan over the past three months, but more action is still needed under a new roadmap to transition, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. Ambassadors were briefed by Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in the country, … .

Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, have forced some to run for their lives up to four times, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday.