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Haysom

lines on the record: 332
first: 2014-12-18
most recent: 2023-12-14
sittings or episodes: 24
sources: un-security-council

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“Finally, we anticipate that 2024 will be a difficult and challenging year for UNMISS and for South Sudan, its people and the region. UNMISS reiterates that it will discharge its mandate to the best of its ability.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“As of 12 December, 434,000 people had crossed into South Sudan since the start of the conflict in the Sudan in mid-April, which means that the humanitarian caseload in South Sudan is only growing. South Sudan remains a dangerous place for our humanitarian partners to operate in and one where many have made the ultimate sacrifice. I call on the Government of South Sudan to enable safe and unfettered humanitarian access throughout the country and to hold to account perpetrators responsible for attacks on humanitarians and for looting humanitarian aid destined for the most vulnerable. It is now time for the Government of South Sudan to take decisive action to address those challenges and put in place conditions that not only lead to peaceful and credible elections but deliver genuine peace dividends and stability after a vote.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“The Mission is implementing proactive measures aimed at mitigating the risks of pre-electoral, electoral and post-electoral violence, with a focus on maintaining a robust presence in potential hotspots through existing and new temporary operating bases and team sites, fortifying rapidly deployable reserves of peacekeepers, extensive patrolling and building on its political and civil engagement at the community and national levels. The humanitarian situation in the country has reached alarming proportions, with two thirds of the population now food-insecure. Competing global priorities have had a negative effect on international humanitarian assistance. That requires South Sudanese leaders to invest more resources in humanitarian efforts in order to alleviate their people’s suffering.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“I have similarly engaged with national stakeholders and can confirm that there is broad support for elections, but there is also apprehension and concern about the lack of professional preparations and consultations for them. The country’s dire economic situation and the resulting competition over diminishing resources at the subnational level, the influx of returnees from the Sudan, climate shocks and a fragile political environment suggest that elections in South Sudan would take place in an atmosphere of elevated tensions. If those risks are not mitigated, the threat to civilians remains real. UNMISS remains committed to the protection of civilians and prioritizes it as a key mandated task.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“As far as we are concerned, it demands that UNMISS act in partnership with Member States, the African Union, IGAD, the European Union and the troika. In that regard, I have recently engaged with the Governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda and with the IGAD secretariat and the AU Peace and Security Council, all of which have confirmed their appreciation of the importance of preventing a relapse into violence and ensuring the conduct of peaceful elections in South Sudan, The African Union Peace and Security Council has requested that the trilateral mechanism — of IGAD, the AU and UNMISS — jointly brief them on the constitution-making process and the status of election preparations in February 2024.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“Scaling up United Nations electoral assistance under phase two would involve concrete logistical and similar support for the conduct of the actual elections, and it remains contingent on the progress achieved on the prerequisites by April 2024. That scaling up will therefore also be subject to the support of Member States and the consequent availability of necessary resources. While that does not preclude the possibility that South Sudan can opt to proceed with elections without those conditions in place, it does, however, serve as a yardstick for the international community’s support for an election that would be a nation-building event rather than a divisive exercise. UNMISS recognizes that creating the conditions for peaceful elections requires the support of the international community.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“We believe that with the necessary political will and a sense of urgency and compromise, South Sudan can indeed establish the conditions for elections in December 2024. In support of its electoral efforts, and as part of a first phase of preparations, UNMISS is itself actively engaged in promoting an enabling environment for elections by repurposing its staff within its existing resources. That involves providing capacity-building support to establish trusted electoral management bodies and a political environment encompassing the necessary political and civic space for a genuinely competitive process.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“There must be an agreed code of conduct for political parties that establishes the parameters of acceptable political behaviour and enables a more open political and civic space than the one that currently exists in the country. A critical mass of those prerequisites is essential to creating conditions for the conduct of elections that are not only free and fair but are also deemed credible and acceptable to the citizens of South Sudan. The process of agreeing on the conditions must build trust in the electoral institutions and acceptance of the outcomes by all participants. Based on consultations with electoral experts, it is our considered view that a critical mass of the prerequisites I have outlined must be in place by April 2024 if credible and peaceful elections are to be conducted by December 2024.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“The consequential questions raised by that conclusion are about the conditions and institutions that must be in place for such an election to be possible, and when they will have to be in place in time for the elections to meet the December 2024 deadline. The necessary conditions that must be met for the elections are identified in the Secretary-General’s report before the Council (S/2023/784) and include the following. A new permanent constitutional framework must be in place; unified and properly trained and equipped forces must be deployed; an operational election security plan should be formulated; a clear electoral framework should be agreed on; election institutions and mechanisms should be in place; and voter registration modalities and electoral dispute resolution mechanisms should be agreed by consensus.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“Comparative experiences suggest that elections are a likely trigger for relapses into violence in societies emerging from conflict unless adequate time, resources and confidence-building measures are invested in their preparation — notably, underscoring the need for agreement among the contending parties. South Sudan faces a similar risk and requires the same investment in order to avoid conflict. Member States have inquired of UNMISS as to whether the country can be considered capable of holding free, fair, credible and — especially — peaceful elections. We have stated clearly that as matters stand now, the country is not yet in a position to hold credible elections, a view shared by almost all key stakeholders across the political spectrum.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“The questions have thus far not been dealt with by the parties, nor has an appropriate legal framework been set up to resolve those issues. To facilitate movement towards common ground among the parties on the proper preparations for the elections, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has convened political party forums, engaged with faith-based leaders, civil society organizations, internally displaced persons, refugees and other stakeholders. We have stressed that those decisions should be made in conformity with the peace agreement and in a manner that discourages unilateral decisions, encourages consensus and embodies constructive proposals on how to conduct credible elections by December 2024 in the face of missed timelines, and we have stressed that those decisions can be made only by the South Sudanese themselves.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“It is now critical that those bodies be operationalized and resourced with the necessary funding to begin undertaking their considerable responsibilities. In July, the trilateral mechanism — that is the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) — presented a list of 10 questions to be answered by the parties, to create clarity on the elections, including on such issues as the level at which elections will be held, the participation of refugees and various mechanisms for the administration of the elections and the handling of complaints. The questions also highlighted the importance of agreeing on the voter registration process, the census or any other acceptable source of population data.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“Unfortunately, work on the amendment of the Constitution has not properly started, although the National Constitutional Review Commission has at last been established. I acknowledge the appointment of members of the National Elections Commission, the Political Parties Council and the National Constitutional Review Commission. However, except in the case of the Political Parties Council, complaints have been raised by the opposition as to whether the composition of those bodies is in line with the Revitalized Agreement concerning the gender quota and agreements on nominees, as between the parties. That has led to controversy and the stalling of the swearing-in of the members of those two Commissions.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“That is concerning, because the necessary unified forces are critical in providing a secure environment to protect civilians before, during and after elections. While recent actions have been taken, there are distinct challenges to the full deployment of the unified forces, chief among them the distribution of salaries and equipment and their operationalization under a single unified command, especially the appointment of the middle ranks, agreement on which has yet to be achieved. With regard to the permanent constitution-making process, it is now 15 months behind the timeline set out in the road map and the Revitalized Agreement. The adoption of an amended constitution was agreed to by the parties as a prerequisite for the finalization of the electoral legal framework and the subsequent holding of elections.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“Mr. Haysom: I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan. As we conclude the year, it is appropriate to take stock of the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, particularly as it relates to the milestone of elections, currently scheduled for December 2024, a process that would see South Sudan’s transitional period brought to a close. With only 11 months remaining, the pace of the overall implementation towards that objective has been uneven. The transitional security arrangements, which have been agreed to by the parties, remain significantly behind schedule.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9507 (2023) · source
“The inspirational success and popularity of South Sudan’s national basketball team, the Bright Stars, illustrates how the people of that country yearn for their nation-building moment. It is time for the political class and signatory parties to marry that dream with reality, and for the international community and the United Nations to stay the course towards that objective.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“We are increasingly emphasizing coordinated approaches across the peace, humanitarian and development nexus, focusing on enhancing community resilience to conflict-, climate- and food-related shocks, finding durable solutions to displacement and strengthening community violence reduction, including through project platforms such as the reconciliation, stabilization and resilience trust fund, and building institutions in proper alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. In all those efforts, I wish to thank our partners — IGAD, the troika, the European Union and its member States, the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, the African Union and the United Nations country team as a whole.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“While I will defer detailed briefing on the humanitarian situation to my colleague from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, it must be said that, after four years of recurrent flooding and drought, the impact of climate change has been unrelenting. That has a significant bearing on the security environment, given that the majority of South Sudan’s population relies on climate-sensitive sectors for their livelihoods, such as agriculture, pastoral activities, fishing and forestry. That suggests that addressing humanitarian needs alone is insufficient.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“The impact of the crisis in the Sudan, along the political, economic, humanitarian and security dimensions, continues to loom. The situation has exacerbated existing conflict drivers in South Sudan, such as competition over limited resources. South Sudan needs additional support from international donors for support to the Sudan crisis, but I also call for the unity Government to allocate national budget funding to meet its own humanitarian and public service needs and restart support for the onward transportation of people who have crossed into South Sudan. I note that an overall squeeze in humanitarian funding continues, and reductions in anticipated food distribution have already sparked tensions and protests in the camp for internally displaced persons in Bentiu.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“While I am confident that the Mission’s more robust posture has contributed to a limited decrease in violence in South Sudan, the expanded protection-of- civilians mandate in resolution 2677 (2023), coupled with a reduced aviation operability and a static budget, has put our mobility enhancement under strain. In that context, the Mission requested an external review of our protection-of-civilians capacity, which has validated the need for increased capability requirements. UNMISS, nevertheless, continues to strengthen its approach towards the protection of civilians, including an enhanced coordination mechanism for whole-of- mission responses to early-warning indicators. We are also expanding our uniformed presence across the country by adding six additional operating bases.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“In the first phase, the United Nations will focus on capacity-building for standing up key institutions and expanding civic and political space. The second phase, support to the electoral process itself, will be contingent on Member States’ support and progress during the first phase, when and if a national electoral framework matures. Against that backdrop, the ceasefire is largely holding across the country. There has been a substantial reduction in conflict between the signatories since the signing of the Revitalized Peace Agreement in 2018. But intercommunal and subnational violence remains an overall impediment to peace consolidation, as does sporadic fighting between the government forces and non-signatories, absent the latter’s integration into the peace process.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“However, positively, UNMISS takes note that, this week, the Joint Defence Board has called for graduated personnel of the necessary unified forces to return to their training centres within seven days for onward deployment and has summoned recruits for phase 2 of the integration process. In summary, the importance of sustaining the country’s overall stabilization, through continued international engagement and support to the implementation of key road map benchmarks, including electoral preparations, must be underlined. For our part, UNMISS has been mandated by the Council to support an enabling environment for South Sudan to carry out its first national elections since independence. We are currently seeking, including within our existing resources, to support a two-phase approach to assist South Sudan in preparing for its elections.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“I note that during a recent political parties forum in Wau, supported by UNMISS and its partners, stakeholders across the political spectrum reaffirmed their commitment to a more open political space, including through local mechanisms to support freedom of expression, association, assembly and movement. A stable security environment is essential for creating a conducive environment, both for elections and for future sustainable development. The reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission has reported that since the graduation of the first phase of the necessary unified forces in January, little progress has been registered.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“Despite all those challenges, an independent perception survey commissioned by UNMISS showed that there remains significant popular demand for elections. Civil society organizations across the nation have expressed to UNMISS their desire for elections, but not without reservations about the overall status of the implementation of the peace agreement. They have identified a role for themselves in monitoring and supporting its implementation and in conducting civic education campaigns. But to do that, they need a secure environment, as well as resources to partner in expanding civic and political space.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“We would also acknowledge, however, that a pre-eminent responsibility rests on the ruling party — to resist unilateral interpretations of the peace agreement and to make full use of available public resources and decision-making committees to advance the implementation of the agreement. Looking ahead, further steps that must be taken by the country’s political leadership include passing priority elections-related legislation in Parliament; allocating a national budget for elections; reconstituting and resourcing key electoral institutions — the National Constitutional Review Commission, the National Elections Commission and the Political Parties Council; and completing essential benchmarks in the road map, especially related to the transitional security arrangements.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“That reinforces the urgent need to establish the Political Parties Council as the body responsible for registering parties so that they all have equal opportunity, access and rights, by law, to mobilize support. Relatedly, I want to caution that unilateralism and brinkmanship are toxic to the practice of post-conflict unity coalition governance, which requires compromise, mutual trust and confidence-building. I recognize the collective responsibility of the political class, as a whole and in general, including the opposition parties, in progressively unlocking the blockages in the road map. Some of them were outlined by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition in a statement issued this week.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“While in the assessment of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) the delays on key decisions can be attributed to foot-dragging by the signatories, we have also noted a lack of capacity in establishing the required institutions and in the complexities of electoral planning. However, in his Martyrs’ Day statement, President Kiir made a clear commitment that South Sudan will not return to war, that the path forward includes holding elections in December 2024 and that all the parties must work to emerge from perpetual transitional Government status. He has committed to holding the elections on time. A level playing field is therefore now required for a credible, inclusive and peaceful election. The situation currently privileges one party above others, and I note that campaigning has begun in some states.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“They include the passage of the National Elections Act; the establishment of a joint task force between the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity and the trilateral group of the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations to coordinate support to the implementation of the constitution-making and electoral processes; the commencement of electoral security planning, which needs retention; initial election budgetary discussions have taken place; and a recent agreement on the deployment of the first batch of the newly graduated necessary unified forces has been reached.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“However, that sense of urgency needs to come from the parties to the Revitalized Agreement, not from the international community. Since my previous briefing (see S/PV.9353) there has been modest progress in some areas.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“Such questions include the type of elections to be held, voter registration requirements, how electoral boundaries will be determined, the nature of the participation of refugees and internally displaced persons, the allocation of security responsibilities and how electoral-related disputes will be managed. One particularly important issue is the stalled constitution-making process, to be carried out in an environment that respects freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly and encourages civic engagement. The process is 12 months behind schedule, according to the road map of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. The need to recalibrate or resolve priorities within the remaining time of the transitional period is now urgent.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“Mr. Haysom: I thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council. With 15 months remaining until the elections that are scheduled to end the transitional period, time is of the essence for South Sudan. The country anticipates holding its first elections in December 2024. However, key institutions and legal frameworks have yet to be put in place and critical questions remain unanswered. Resolving those questions requires no material resources, only the political will to reach compromise and consensus is what is needed.”
2023-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9420 (2023) · source
“I welcome the engagement of civil society in quarterly dialogues with the UNMISS leadership on the requirements for expanding civic and political space and addressing the nature of their participation in it, as well as our engagement with the leadership of political parties in the Political Parties Council. Both groups have underscored the need for urgency if the elections are to be held next year. In conclusion, the challenges are many, but I am hopeful that with cooperation, partnership and sustained leadership, a positive change in the lives of the South Sudanese can be achieved.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“To that effect, I welcome the initiative of the Government to form a joint task force with the United Nations, IGAD and the African Union to advance the constitution-making and electoral processes, which held its first meeting a few weeks ago. I further urge the relevant stakeholders to double down on enacting a national elections law in Parliament and to support the National Elections Commission so that the South Sudanese people can begin to decide the form and content of their new constitutional and electoral system. However, no electoral process can be credible or successful without adequate civic and political space for all citizens to participate in it, and a great deal needs to be done in that regard.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“We also request that efforts be redoubled in support of constitution-making and election preparations. In our estimation, the constitution-making process is 10 months behind schedule, election planning is nine months behind, and several aspects of the transitional security arrangements remain pending. As it stands today, South Sudan is not ready to roll out an electoral process. We have heard that directly from Government members, political parties and civil society, all of which recognize that there is a new urgency to deal with those priorities. However, we also believe that with a united effort among all parties and the appropriate political will, it may be possible for South Sudan to make up the gap.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“On a more positive note, I am pleased to be able to inform the Council about progress on the Nile River corridor initiative. Our engagement with the Government has resulted in an agreement to reduce the number of checkpoints from more than 30 to six. UNMISS will continue to support the Government to ensure that. Now is not the time to take our eyes off the ball in South Sudan. What we can learn from the Sudan is how quickly hard-won peace gains can unravel. That underscores the need for the full and timely implementation of the Revitalized Agreement. We have been informed by a recent IGAD communiqué that the political impasse over the removal of the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs has apparently been resolved, but not acknowledged as such. We urge the parties to avoid taking unilateral measures.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“UNMISS continues to provide WFP convoys with force protection, and we are collaborating on further enhancing our coordination and operations. With needs increasing and resources dwindling, humanitarian partners have made the difficult decision to divert resources from ongoing responses to address emerging critical needs, including those of the newly arrived vulnerable returnees and refugees from the Sudan. I commend the Emergency Relief Coordinator for allocating $8 million from emergency funds, and I am asking donors and the broader international community to provide their support. The 2023 humanitarian response plan for reaching an estimated 6.8 million vulnerable people with urgent vital support is less than 30 per cent funded.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“Despite our geographic constraints, I note that a recent independent perception survey shows that the South Sudanese still support and trust in the stabilizing presence offered by UNMISS. After four years of incessant rainfall, some parts of South Sudan are now bracing for a drought. The prolonged dry season and late rains will impact crops, fuelling further insecurity and vulnerability. Criminal activity targeting food items is on the rise. In one incident in Bor alone, seven metric tons of food were stolen. In Jonglei, the World Food Programme (WFP) has had to pause the prepositioning of food for the third time this year. Attacks on humanitarian personnel and assets are unacceptable. Humanitarians must be able to safely deliver life-saving supplies to those in need.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“We further urged the Government to publicly release the findings of the ad hoc investigation committees established by the President. Meanwhile, the renewed UNMISS mandate requires us to undertake additional protection-of-civilians tasks, which must be commensurate with our capabilities and resources in a context where our protection mandate is operationalized based on a Mission-wide, cross- cutting responsibility using the full range of tools at our disposal. In that regard, our intention is to extend the force’s footprint across the country, while still retaining reserves for addressing intercommunal, subnational and pre-electoral contingencies. I note that we await the outcomes of the ongoing military and police capability study, which will respond to our question of whether we are fit for purpose.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“We also appreciate the support that has been extended by the Governor of Upper Nile, the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces, the South Sudan National Police Service and the National Security Service in restoring relative calm and preventing reinforcements in the form of armed youths from Malakal town. The flare-up of tensions in Malakal only adds to the much wider patchwork of intercommunal and subnational conflicts that the Mission is grappling with. With the recent publication of the quarterly UNMISS briefing on violence affecting civilians, we expressed our alarm at the reappearance of extrajudicial killings in Warrap and Lakes states and engaged the Government in addressing those serious violations of human rights.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“And far from receding, the threats to the site have only increased. UNMISS’s prevention plan includes the deployment of intensified patrols and more than 600 peacekeepers on the ground. We will be reinvigorating cordon-and-search operations to find and remove firearms from the camp, which has been designated a weapon-free zone. We are supporting community leaders in fulfilling their responsibility to de-escalate and take ownership of conflict-resolution efforts. That is backed by engagements with national and local political leaders, who set the overall tone for intercommunal tolerance and peaceful disarmament.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“At the request of the State authorities, humanitarian partners have temporarily suspended the movement to Malakal of new arrivals from the Sudan currently in Renk but continue to facilitate the voluntary movement of people to their chosen destination or other destinations across South Sudan. In the aftermath of that latest event, I visited Malakal to observe the dynamics on the ground myself. We are reviewing our integrated response with both uniformed and civilian responses, as well as the effectiveness of our coordination with South Sudan’s security services. As matters stand, approximately 6,000 to 7,000 Nuer have now left the protection-of-civilians site, with only the Shilluk community remaining at what is now a mono-ethnic site. Humanitarians are adapting their response plans to support both communities, inside and outside the camp.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“Recently, the developments in Upper Nile state underscored just how combustible those factors can become in a short period of time, with a simple trigger rapidly igniting underlying drivers in a deadly sequence of events, as has happened in Renk and Malakal over access to water points. Concerningly, among those events, one of our United Nations police officers was held against his will by 30 internally displaced persons (IDPs) for several hours. Moreover, on 7 June, a 14-year-old Shilluk resident of the protection of civilian sites was stabbed to death, and a Nuer man was subsequently beaten to death, sparking deadly clashes between armed youth militias. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has verified that at least 14 IDPs were killed and 28 injured, including one woman.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“For example, reports of northern migratory cattle herders refusing to return to the Sudan are concerning. The absence of local agreements governing the movement of cattle outside the drive season heightens the risk of clashes between northern pastoralists and South Sudanese agrarian communities. Furthermore, there is increased competition over scarce resources in areas of new displacements, resulting in an escalation of tensions among communities, often with a tribal overtone in an environment marked by prevailing economic hardship, pre-existing communal tensions and the presence of firearms.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“Crude oil exports from South Sudan through Port Sudan are an economic lifeline that, if interrupted — as recently threatened — could have devastating effects on the South Sudanese economy. On the political side, the conflict in the Sudan reduces the much-needed bandwidth, both domestic and international, to focus attention on South Sudan during this critical phase of its transition. While the efforts of President Kiir Mayardit and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to end the conflict in the Sudan remain commendable, the timeline of the peace process in South Sudan should not be allowed to become the opportunity cost of those efforts. In South Sudan, those factors are exacerbating the existing triggers and drivers of conflict, complicating an already tenuous security situation across the country.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“Since mid-April, over 117,000 women, men and children have crossed over into South Sudan from the Sudan along the border areas, 93 per cent of whom are South Sudanese returnees. I want to commend the Government of South Sudan for its open border policy to all those who are fleeing the conflict, with or without travel documents. The absorption capacity of the Government and humanitarians in South Sudan, however, is under strain, with limited local resources and bottlenecks of arrivals in South Sudan’s border towns, notably in Renk. The economic impacts of the conflict cast a shadow on an already fragile country context. The sudden interruption of imports from the Sudan has resulted in essential commodities being out of reach for ordinary people in South Sudan.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“Mr. Haysom: I thank you, Madam, for the opportunity to address the Security Council today on the situation in South Sudan. I acknowledge the presence of the interim Chairperson of the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, Mr. Charles Gituai, and the President of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Mr. Marco Impagliazzo, who will respectively brief in detail on the status of the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan and engagements with the non-signatory parties. For my part, I would like to begin by noting that the crisis in the Sudan has implications for the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement in South Sudan. The impacts of that conflict are unfurling along multiple fronts.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“There is still sufficient time to achieve the ideals, goals and timelines as set out in the peace agreement. We would want to believe that the South Sudanese would make the most of this fast-closing opportunity.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“We value the support and engagement of the troika, the European Union, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, as well as the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission. UNMISS engages continuously with the neighbours of South Sudan, most recently Kenya, with regard to the obligation to support the South Sudanese in their transition. The recent visit of the African Union Peace and Security Council is a demonstration of its consistent effort to deepen the continent’s capacity to leverage helpful outcomes in South Sudan. The leaders of South Sudan now face a stark choice: they can embark upon a road of mutual cooperation and reconciliation in the urgent implementation of their peace agreement, or they can take a low road that privileges self-interest and conflict over nation-building.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“Those two priorities constitute the common cross-cutting elements of all our tasks. We take seriously our responsibility to continuously interrogate whether we are fit for purpose. With the upcoming electoral cycle and the heightened political and security tensions that will accompany it, we are considering whether there is a case for strengthening our uniformed deployment, although it is well within our authorized ceiling. After conducting an internal review, I have now requested Headquarters to carry out a capability study to assess our capacity to adequately protect civilians and support the implementation of the peace agreement. The principle of partnerships underpins our strategic vision to prevent a return to civil war and build durable peace.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“We call on the parties to exercise restraint and engage in a collegial spirit in order to resolve such sensitive national issues. In the most recent mandate cycle, UNMISS released seven public human rights reports, including a special report on Tambura and southern Unity prepared jointly with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Those reports provide recommendations to the parties, authorities and other stakeholders for improving the overall environment of justice, accountability and reconciliation. In that context, UNMISS is of the view that the four pillars of our mandate remain valid and that the three-year strategic vision has given us a solid foundation to move ahead. I affirm that the protection of civilians is the heartbeat of that Mission, alongside the women and peace and security agenda.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source