South Sudan

The peace monitoring body (RJMEC) has urged both national and state authorities to prioritize the unification and deployment of forces as stipulated in the 2018 peace agreement that ended the five-year civil war in South Sudan. 

Almost 7.7 million people will be classified as acutely food insecure in the world’s youngest nation as it grapples with floods and war.

South Sudanese government representatives and holdout groups will begin a new round of peace talks in Nairobi on Thursday, sources said.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has called for tangible evidence of progress toward democratic elections the country. Briefing the United Nations Security Council this week, special representative of the secretary-general and head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, told government leaders “the clock on the extension is already ticking.”

Sub-national violence is still a major concern among civilians across South Sudan, the United Nations mission in the country (UNMISS) said. … The UN, however, noted with concern the upsurge in documented abductions and sexual violence, saying the number of abductions increased by an alarming 181 percent (from 70 up to 197).

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has expressed alarm over a series of violent clashes between armed actors in the country’s Central Equatoria state.

The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, announced on Friday, as ongoing conflict in neighbouring Sudan continues to drive massive displacement. … “The conflict in Sudan is hitting South Sudan harder than any other country in the region and adds to the immense challenges the nation is facing,” said Marie-Helene Verney, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan.

UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom held his first press briefing today (9 Oct) after the country’s leaders announced an extension of the ongoing transitional period and said, “They must make this latest extension count.” The extension has moved South Sudan’s bid to hold its first ever democratic elections back by two years to December 2026.

[…] South Sudan’s postponed elections are a clear symptom of a deeper crisis in governance, politics and leadership. Without addressing the structural issues that have long plagued the country, the cycle of delays, elite-driven negotiations, and fragile peace will continue.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has renewed his call for concrete steps to fully implement the Revitalized Agreement to the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS).