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1. “Since that decision, the five Vice-Presidents have taken an oath of office and Mr. Riek Machar has returned to reside in Juba permanently. The parties signatory to the agreement have been in continuous negations to find a formula on how to divide the ministerial portfolios equitably. The people of South Sudan are on standby to hear the imminent announcement of the new Cabinet of national unity any time between now and Friday. With regard to the issue of sanctions, many Council members today mentioned the peace dividend. The new Government of National Unity should not have to start its mandate with the dividend of sanctions as the way forward. The Government is a new one, and the international community should be in a position to grant it some leeway to move the people of South Sudan forward.”

   2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

2. “I thank all members for their statements and encouragement. We hope to continue on the same path. My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in South Sudan, covering the period from 1 December 2019 to 15 February 2020 (S/2020/145). As always, we pay close attention to the Secretary-General’s observations and recommendations. The leaders and the people of South Sudan value his support, encouragement and positive advice. As has already been reported, there have been historic developments in South Sudan since the report was written. We are grateful that the Secretary-General we able to include in his report the historic and momentous decision of President Salva Kiir Mayardit to return South Sudan’s federal system to 10 states, plus three administrative areas, on 21 February.”

   2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

3. “David Shearer and thank him for his briefing and his service to the people of South Sudan. I also welcome our sister Betty Sunday. I would like to assure the Council that the role of South Sudanese women is irreversible. As my brother from South Africa said, peace is dawning in South Sudan. There is also the dawn of friendliness in the Council. I agree with the representative of the United Kingdom, as 35 per cent is indeed the floor. That percentage will be increased as we move forward. I would like to thank all members of the Council for their statements today, which have demonstrated a positive response to developments in South Sudan. I have been vindicated because I have always told my leaders that it is not what the Security Council does, but rather what we do in Juba. Our actions are then reflected in the Security Council.”

   2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

4. “Please accept our good wishes to you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. My delegation is pleased that China is President of the Council as South Sudan shows positive developments in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict. China’s constructive engagement with the region and the African Union to encourage the leaders of South Sudan to work together is appreciated by the people of South Sudan, and my delegation is ready to closely cooperate with you during your presidency. Allow me also to congratulate the new members who joined the Council earlier this year. In particular, we would like to wish a productive and successful tenure to Tunisia and the Niger. We would like to welcome Mr.”

   2020-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8741 (2020) · source

5. “We would like to thank Japan, South Africa, China and Egypt for supplying material for cantonment. We also thank the countries that have decided to help with our humanitarian needs. Their actions are all highly appreciated by the people of South Sudan.”

   2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

6. “During that visit, President Kiir and Prime Minister Hamdok discussed matters of security, border issues and economic cooperation that would ensure peace and prosperity in and between the two sisterly countries. We have thought to highlight these two visits to Juba over the past few days because they both impact the peace implementation, new constructive relations and economic engagement between the Sudan and South Sudan. In the margins of the high-level General Assembly next week, our Head of Delegation and our new Foreign Minister will brief many Council members in further detail concerning these visits. We would like to conclude by thanking those countries that have responded to our call for help with technical and material to meet the challenges of peace implementation in South Sudan.”

   2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

7. “In the Sudan, we are happy that the efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union, in which President Salva Kiir Mayardit played an important and positive role, succeeded in stabilizing the revolution in that country. The regional mediations in the Sudan, as we all know, resulted in the establishment of the Sovereign Council headed by Lieutenant General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, and a hybrid civilian/military Executive Cabinet led by Mr. Abdalla Hamdok as Prime Minister of the Republic ofthe Sudan. On 12 and 13 September, South Sudan was honoured by the first visit ofthe new Prime Minister of the Sudan to Juba.”

   2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

8. “The meeting between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Mr. Riek Machar, as all members know, was long time in coming, especially after a gap of four months in the extended period. Mr. Machar's visit to Juba on 8 September was therefore welcomed with high expectations, as there are only two months left in the six-month extended period. President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Mr. Riek Machar held a series of discussions for two days concerning a wide range of ideas on how best to implement the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. The most important outcome of the two-day discussion is that both sides agreed to form a transitional Government by 12 November.”

   2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

9. “I should like to repeat myself again - 35 per cent is better and far more progressive than what many countries represented in this Chamber are doing for their women. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan acknowledges and welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan (S/2019/722) for the period 29 May to 27 August. In this regard, we would like to acknowledge the presence of Ambassador David Shearer, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for South Sudan. We appreciate his updated briefing on recent developments in South Sudan that are not included in the Secretary-General's report. While we welcome this quarterly report, we would like to highlight two recent developments in South Sudan: the visits of Mr. Riek Machar and Mr. Abdalla Hamdok to Juba.”

   2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

10. “The team of opposition leader Riek Machar in Juba - and I think Ambassador David Shearer will attest to what I will say later to Council members in their closed session - is led by Ms. Angelina Teny. She is a tough negotiator. The new Foreign Minister, Ms. Awut Deng Achuil, has always participated in the peace negotiations and is also a very tough negotiator. Thus, when some Council members claim that it is only men who are doing the talking, that is misleading information. I therefore thank Ambassador Matjila for doing his homework. This is not just men talking. The requirement of 35 per cent female representation is set down in the Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan and is being implemented.”

    2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

11. “My delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency for the month of September and looks forward to working closely with you during your tenure. We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Ambassador Kelly Craft. Although she is not in the Chamber, I know that our words will be reported to her. We hope to have a more positive and productive working relationship with her and her staff in the months to come. Moreover, Mr. President, with your permission I should like, through you, to thank the Ambassador of South Africa for his kind words of welcome to me and for highlighting the correct role of the women of South Sudan in the process. I am always truly dismayed when some members of the Council do not do their homework in reading up on the role of the women of South Sudan.”

    2019-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8621 (2019) · source

12. “As reported, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan has pledged to allocate $100 million to jump start the implementation of the peace agreement. Already some $2 million has been spent towards food and cantonment preparation activities in greater Upper Nile and Bahr el-Ghazal. Challenges exist, however. The peace implementation needs technical assistance and experts, which we hope the international community will provide. In conclusion, we would like to thank the region and those international donors who have been supporting the revitalized peace agreement in terms of money, humanitarian support and personnel.”

    2019-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8560 (2019) · source

13. “We want to reiterate that confidence-building measures between the signatories of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan are improving steadily and that, as the Secretary-General reported, the revitalized peace agreement mechanisms and committees are meeting in Juba as scheduled. While Mr. Riek Machar is not in Juba, I can assure the Council that close contact is being maintained between him and President Salva Kiir. We were all, of course, disappointed, as we were hoping that they would fly together from Rome to Juba. Nevertheless, we think that he will be in Juba before November. As the Council is aware, the implementation needs major funding.”

    2019-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8560 (2019) · source

14. “My delegation congratulates you, Mr. President, on your successful presidency for the month of June. As you are about to conclude your tenure at the Security Council, we would like to thank you for the cooperation and friendship that you and your Mission have extended to us during the past two years. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome and thank Ambassador David Shearer, Mr. Andrew Gilmour and Ms. Minagano for their interventions and their reporting on the situation in South Sudan. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, we welcome the report of the Secretary General (S/2019/49l), which covers the period from February to May 2019.”

    2019-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8560 (2019) · source

15. “The Council's support and encouragement to all the political leaders and the people of South Sudan is absolutely critical to the Agreement's timely and smooth implementation. There is no greater political commitment than that. In conclusion, I would like to express my delegation's appreciation to Japan in particular and to all who have given positive assistance to South Sudan in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement. That is the spirit we would like to see from the Council and the larger international community. The meeting rose at 3.25 p.m.”

    2019-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8484 (2019) · source

16. “I would like to reiterate my delegation's support to your presidency, Madam President, and its readiness to cooperate with you. The Government of South Sudan welcomes the Secretary- General's report (S/2019/l9l) and takes note of the renewed mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan. With regard to the adoption of resolution 2459 (2019), we would like to thank all the Council members who worked hard on the draft text. We also want to thank all the troop-contributing countries for their services and sacrifice for the people of South Sudan. We continue to urge the Council to join hands with the leaders of South Sudan, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union in implementing the signed Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.”

    2019-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8484 (2019) · source

17. “Accordingly, we urge the Council, including those who are sceptical, to join with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union in convincing the few opposition movements that opted out of signing the Agreement to sign it andjoin the peace process in South Sudan.”

    2019-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8480 (2019) · source

18. “The economy is already showing some early signs of recovery. Consumer goods and commodities have become available, with prices falling in Juba markets. While these indications are good and positive to announce, we cannot remain silent about the challenges that continue to exist. We all know that peace implementation is moving very slowly, due to inadequate funding. Nevertheless, while we hope that some in the international community will continue to assist, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan will carry on with the implementation process using whatever means and resources are available to it. In conclusion, the situation in South Sudan has continued to improve since the signing ofthe Revitalized Agreement, and the signatories are determined to implement it in good faith.”

    2019-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8480 (2019) · source

19. “Shearer was the last person to meet with Mr. Machar in Khartoum and Mr. Machar assured him that he will be in Juba before the end of May. The peace implementation is progressing slowly but surely. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, accompanied by some of the opposition leaders who recently returned to Juba, is currently touring greater Bahr El-Ghazal by land, which is a sign that there is security. The national dialogue regional conferences have started, and the first concluded successfully in Wau just last week. The next will be in Upper Nile in the next few days, and the final national conference will be convened in the greater Equatoria region before the end of May. Refugees are returning voluntarily in large numbers. Internally displaced persons are leaving protection-of-civilians sites in sizeable numbers.”

    2019-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8480 (2019) · source

20. “With regard to the remarks by my friend the Ambassador of Germany, one day we will reach 50 per cent, but 35 per cent is better and far more progressive than much of what is happening in many countries, including a number of member States represented in this Chamber. We will get there. Since the signing ofthe Revitalized Agreement, the overall situation in South Sudan on the security, peace and economy fronts has improved noticeably. We are seeing the effect of the confidence-building measures between the signatories, which are a prerequisite for implementing peace, in the return and presence of many of the opposition leaders in Juba. Again with regard to Mr. Heusgen's comments, Rick Machar's absence from Juba still falls within the provisions of the Peace Agreement. We have an eight-month period that ends at the end of May. I think Mr.”

    2019-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8480 (2019) · source

21. “My delegation congratulates you, Madam President, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. Our delegation will always cooperate with you and with the Security Council under your presidency. We thank the Secretary-General (S/2019/191) for his most recent report on South Sudan. I would also like to welcome Mr. David Shearer and to thank him for his courageous presentation. And I thank our sister Ms. Jial for her briefing. I would like to take this opportunity to wish the women of South Sudan, Africa and all around the globe a happy and peaceful International Women's Day.”

    2019-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8480 (2019) · source

22. “In the same vein, we look forward to welcoming the new members, especially the Republic of South Africa, upon the start of their tenure early next year. (spoke in Arabic) Lastly, I would like to congratulate Kuwait and all Arabic-speaking countries on the occasion of World Arabic Language Day. The meeting rose at 5.25 pm.”

    2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source

23. “Awut Deng Acuil, has just returned to Juba from Bentiu and will soon make the team's findings public. Quick condemnation may be good public relations for some, but investigating and getting to the facts and bringing the rule of law to bear upon the alleged criminals is more prudent. I believe that in some countries it is called due process. Sanctions alone have never brought peace to any conflict in the world. In conclusion, allow me to bid farewell to the non-permanent members that are finishing their terms at the end of this year. My delegation will miss their wise advice and the opportunities for close working relations they have extended to us. In particular, we want to wish Ethiopia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan success in their future endeavours in the international arena.”

    2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source

24. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the region, led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union, for their steadfast determination to see to it that South Sudan is peaceful and that the refugees are returned to their homes and communities as soon as it is logistically possible. As we look forward to the full implementation of Peace Agreement in the next few months, the Government is taking reports of sexual attacks on women in the country seriously. The recent report of a sexual attack on 150 women is disturbing, and the culprits must not be allowed to get away with this criminality. Accordingly, the investigating team formed by the Government, which is led by the Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, Ms.”

    2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source

25. “In that regard, I would like to remind the Council that we are still in the pre-implementation phase, and the peace process has not yet been implemented. The implementation is admittedly behind schedule, but not because the parties are not committed to what they have signed. The delays are due to technical challenges. It is because of those challenges that our delegation agrees with the Secretary-General that what is needed now in South Sudan for the signed peace Agreement to be implemented on time is political will, and specifically international political will in support of the Agreement. We know that the technical challenges can be overcome with the political will of the international community.”

    2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source

26. “I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your leadership of the Council for the month of December. I also want to thank Mr. Lacroix and Ms. Patten for their briefings today. My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General and to welcome his report (S/2018/1103). The period it covers has indeed been marked by several momentous and historic events in South Sudan. Prominent among them were the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan and the peace celebration in Juba, which was attended by the leaders of the opposition parties, and the meetings of the various pre-implementation committees in Juba, Addis Ababa and Khartoum.”

    2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source

27. “What is most encouraging is that some opposition parties have been considering how best to join the national dialogue process, especially when the latter has been considering issues ofthe utmost concern to the opposition. In conclusion, we would like to thank those who provided us with words of encouragement and comments during the process of implementation. We urge the Council to join the Secretary-General, the AU and IGAD in the endeavour of making sustainable peace a reality in South Sudan. The meeting rose at 11.55 a.m.”

    2018-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8403 (2018) · source

28. “Although it was behind schedule, the Parliament has ratified the revitalized peace Agreement, political detainees have been pardoned and freed and the National Pre-transitional Committee has been meeting in Juba and Khartoum. Most reassuring of all, however, is that several opposition delegations have visited Juba and been met by President Salva Kiir Mayardit over the past several days. Those are all reassuring signs that most of the stakeholders are determined to make the peace Agreement work. Moreover, contrary to what most observers believed at the beginning, the national dialogue has been holding public discussions around the country in an environment of transparency and openness that many thought would not be possible a few months ago.”

    2018-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8403 (2018) · source

29. “The people of South Sudan are excited that the Government and the opposition leaders have signed the revitalized Agreement. I would like to reassure the Council by recalling the statement that our President made on 15 September in which he pledged that the Government would implement the Agreement in good faith and appealed for forgiveness and reconciliation among the people of South Sudan. We are indeed hopeful that the peace Agreement will unite the people of South Sudan as a result. Since the peace celebration ceremony held on 31 October in Juba, which was attended by South Sudanese opposition leaders, regional and African leaders and representatives from the international community, confidence-building elements have already been visible to the people of South Sudan.”

    2018-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8403 (2018) · source

30. “The long-awaited Agreement was the culmination of efforts by the leaders of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, President Omer Al-Bashir of the Sudan and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, who were its brokers. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan is grateful to them, the region, the African Union (AU), the United Nations and the international community. While we appreciate the Security Council's concerns, we would like to remind members that we are at the pre-implementation stage of the Agreement. The role and participation of women are enshrined in the Agreement and will be enhanced when we implement it. As the Council meets today to discuss issues regarding South Sudan, I want to point out that a time of peace in South Sudan has arrived.”

    2018-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8403 (2018) · source

31. “Mr. President, allow me to express our delight at reporting to you under your presidency for the second time. My delegation also would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Commissioner Chergui and Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, for their presentations and their recent and timely visit to South Sudan. My delegation would like also to thank the Permanent Representative of Sweden for leading the delegation of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict to South Sudan recently. As the Security Council knows, in Addis Ababa on 12 September, South Sudanese political leaders signed the revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.”

    2018-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8403 (2018) · source

32. “The Republic of South Sudan is determined to take advantage of the current rapprochement in the bilateral relations between the Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan, as well as the current positive regional developments, to reassure the communities in the Abyei area that a satisfactory solution will be found soon. The meeting rose at 9.45 a.m.”

    2018-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8400 (2018) · source

33. “I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on China's accession to presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. Our delegation is pleased and ready to work and cooperate with you during your tenure. On behalf of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan, I would like to thank the Council on its decision to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei. We would like to thank the Ethiopian Government for its valuable commitment and dedication to maintaining peace and stability in Abyei. The Government of the Republic of South Sudan would like to reaffirm its commitment to keep engaging the Council in pursuit of finding a final solution to the Abyei issue.”

    2018-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8400 (2018) · source

34. “Accordingly, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan would like to reaffirm its commitment to continue engaging the Council until a final solution to the Abyei issue is found. In conclusion, we would like to thank the Ethiopian Government for its steadfast dedication to maintaining peace and stability in Abyei. The meeting rose at 3.10pm.”

    2018-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8371 (2018) · source

35. “I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. We would also like to thank you, and through you the Government of Bolivia, for the close working relationship we have enjoyed with you during Bolivia's tenure in the Security Council. Given that this is probably your last presidency, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best. On behalf of the Republic of South Sudan, I would like to thank the Council on the decision to renew the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei. The fact that the Council approved its extention, albeit for six months and with the current troop ceiling maintained, is reassuring to the communities in Abyei.”

    2018-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8371 (2018) · source

36. “In conclusion, ifit seems that there has been relative peace in the Abyei areas in recent years, it is because, to quote from the letter of the Dinka Ngok chiefs, "We fully agree that UNISFA has performed quite well over the past seven years of its presence in the Abyei Area. It has practically averted further confrontation between the Sudan and South Sudan, particularly over Abyei. Furthermore, we believe that the proposed adjustments to the UNISFA mandate will add more dimensions to a sustainable peace across borders and between communities interacting within the Abyei box". Therefore, to enhance the current UNISFA force level with the proposed police element would be a prudent and wise decision on the part of the Security Council.”

    2018-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8357 (2018) · source

37. “But we are now reliably informed, that a meeting of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism is scheduled to take place on 23 and 24 September in Addis Ababa. With regard to resolution 2416 (2018), my delegation would like to propose a way ofimplementing paragraph 6. Members may recall that paragraph 6 instructs the African Union High-level Implementation Panel to update the Security Council on progress made by the parties on the implementation of the Agreement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area and on progress made on the settlement of the final status and two other issues. Since the parties have not been meeting consistently, we would like to propose that the parties directly update the Security Council, jointly or individually.”

    2018-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8357 (2018) · source

38. “While we welcome the proposals and recommendations of the Secretary-General, we would like to express our concerns regarding the proposed migration police liaising with the resident Misseriya community in the Abyei Area, because, in the long run, that practice may legitimize illegal residency and further occupation of Dinka lands, which continue to discourage the return of Ngok Dinka internally displaced persons to their rightful lands. Regarding the benchmarks, our Government is still committed to engaging the Government of the Sudan to work together with it to achieve the benchmarks. However, as the Council may know, for technical reasons, the two sides have not been able to meet regularly, especially while the region was preoccupied with the revitalized Peace Agreement negotiations.”

    2018-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8357 (2018) · source

39. “We are delighted to report to the Security Council for the second time under your presidency, Sir. We would like to recognize Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Haysom for their briefings. We would also like to wish Mr. Haysom the best of luck in his new assignment. On behalf of our Government, we welcome the Secretary-General's letter regarding the reconfiguration of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the situation in the Abyei Area (S/2018/778). The proposals the Secretary-General is recommending have been well received by the Dinka Ngok. I hope that the Council was able to read the letter of the Ngok Dinka chiefdoms, which we sent to it yesterday.”

    2018-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8357 (2018) · source

40. “At this juncture, and in conclusion, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (8/2018/831) and welcome his commitment to remain engaged during the coming years of implementation. We urge the Council to join the Secretarnyeneral, the African Union and IGAD in the endeavour of making sustainable peace a reality at long last in South Sudan. The meeting rose at 5.10 pm.”

    2018-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8356 (2018) · source

41. “We know that the Agreement is difficult and complicated, and the international community has voiced some concerns about it. However, it is important that those concerns should not be allowed to undermine the Agreement itself, or its implementation. Instead, we would like to appeal to the international community to look at the signing of the Agreement as a positive turn of events. It should send signs of encouragement and support to the political leadership as it embarks on the difficult task ofimplementing the Peace Agreement and reuniting the communities in South Sudan. It is an achievement on which the international community should build. In the words oer. Haysom, we must not allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good.”

    2018-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8356 (2018) · source

42. “For that, we are thankful and grateful to them and the region. As the Security Council meets today to discuss issues regarding the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, there are winds of peace blowing in the region, and we are happy that South Sudan is breathing those winds ofpeace and hope. The people of South Sudan are excited that the Government and the opposition leaders signed the revitalized Agreement. Moreover, President Salva Kiir Mayardit's statement on 15 September, in which he pledged that the Government would implement the Agreement in good faith and appealed for forgiveness and reconciliation among the people of South Sudan, was a call for the people of South Sudan to unite after years of senseless war and division.”

    2018-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8356 (2018) · source

43. “We are, however, pleased that he will remain in the region, and surely we will continue to see him. On behalf of the Government of South Sudan, we would like to offer our condolences to the peace and humanitarian workers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Our prayers also go to the soldier who was injured in the attack in Yei last week. We wish him a speedy recovery. On 12 September, South Sudanese political leaders signed the revitalized Agreement in Addis Ababa. That long-awaited Agreement was a result of the leaders of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led by Mr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia; President Omar Al-Bashir, President of the Sudan; and President Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, who, after many futile attempts, were wise to think outside the box.”

    2018-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8356 (2018) · source

44. “Allow me, first, to congratulate you, Mr. President, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I would also like to welcome the Ambassador of Ethiopia as he begins his tenure in New York. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Special Envoy Haysom, Special Envoy Ambassador Wais and Ms. John, the latter two being in the region. We would like to thank Ambassador Wais for his patience and perseverance. He played a major role in what we are celebrating in South Sudan today. We appreciate Mr. Haysom's dedication in the service to the people of South Sudan. The revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan was achieved, in large part, due to his wisdom and advice to the parties. We wish him luck in his new assignment.”

    2018-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8356 (2018) · source

45. “The resolution, as we have said, will not help, but IGAD and South Sudan are still committed. We will seek peace within the region, within IGAD and within the African Union, and we hope that in the next few days there will be more positive news in that regard. Again, I would like to thank those members that abstained, and we look forward to better news coming from Khartoum and South Sudan in the near future. The meeting rose at 11.15 am.”

    2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source

46. “But my delegation really considers this resolution as an issue not between the Security Council and South Sudan, but between the Council, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union and the continent. We keep hearing in the Council from time to time about a slap in the face. If there is a slap in the face, I think that this resolution is a slap in the face of those organizations that are trying to bring peace to South Sudan and Khartoum even as we speak. We would like to commend IGAD and the African Union, and in particular President Omer Al-Bashir, President Yoweri Museveni and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Abiy Ahmed, for actually switching and coming up with a different approach that appears to be succeeding in bringing peace to South Sudan.”

    2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source

47. “Mr. President, let me at the outset congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I would like to thank the members of the Council that abstained in the voting on resolution 2428 (2018), which included the representatives of Ethiopia and of Equatorial Guinea. They are arguing that the resolution is not helpful and will undermine peace. How does it undermine peace? It is not the resolution itself, but the adoption of a resolution at a time when the peace process is making positive advances will actually now tilt that balance for those parties that are negotiating. The opposition will think that the Security Council is on their side, so why should they continue to negotiate peace? That is why this resolution is unfortunate.”

    2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source

48. “In the meantime, we would like to appeal to the Council and, through it, to other international actors and entities concerned with the situation in South Sudan to give the IGAD peace process currently and earnestly under way in Khartoum their full support. The Security Council must be seen as fully supporting the peace process for South Sudan, not just eager to dole out blame and punishment whenever there is a setback in the process of peacemaking. In conclusion, we would like to thank the IGAD leaders and the members of the Security Council for going the extra mile to give peace a chance in South Sudan. Their patience and perseverance will soon be duly rewarded by an agreement that will be acceptable and implementable.”

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49. “We are delighted to report to the Security Council that there was positive news from Khartoum yesterday, namely, that the warring parties - not a just bilateral arrangement between Salva Kiir and Rick Machar, but all the warring parties in South Sudan - had signed a peace declaration in which they have all pledged to work together to bring peace to the people of South Sudan. While the document signed is a framework for peace, we are hopeful and very optimistic that a final peace agreement will be concluded in the very near future. At this juncture, I would like to announce that, in the next few hours, President Salva Kiir will decree a comprehensive ceasefire all over South Sudan.”

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50. “The Government of the Republic of South Sudan will cooperate with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to see to it that those who committed this crime are identified and brought to account. Last month, the Security Council adopted resolution 2418 (2018), which, at the time, we thought unwise and premature because the peace negotiations led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) were in progress and that peace process should be given every chance to succeed. We stated last month that there was light at the end of the peace tunnel. Today we are happy to report that the light is much brighter than it was last month.”

    2018-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8299 (2018) · source