“What Sudan brought into the world by bringing these two sides together was a new 36-month transitional period for the belligerents, a new ceasefire mechanism, which also included troops from the European Union and troops from the East African regional bloc, called IGAD, to see if the ceasefire was actually implemented.” said Al Jazeera`s Hiba Morgan. In Central Equatoria, the National Salvation Front has launched a series of politically motivated attacks, he said. Despite claims that their actions are defensive, civilians and aid workers are among the victims of their ambushes. The crude reaction of the government security forces has also wreaked havoc. All parties are signatories to the ceasefire and should abide by this obligation to stop fighting and withdraw. UNMISS has deployed peacekeeping forces to the area, but its troops have been blocked by Government forces, despite previous deployment agreements. South Sudan`s monitoring and verification mechanism was set up in early 2014 to monitor combatants` compliance with a ceasefire. Under the 2015 peace treaty, it became a monitoring mechanism for interim ceasefire and security agreements, which in turn became a mechanism for monitoring and verifying ceasefires and interim security agreements, after a 2018 agreement replaced the previous agreement. Although ceasefire monitoring is only one dimension of the response to the conflict in southern Sudan, it has been resource-intensive. Since 2014, international donors have contributed more than $130 million in cash and in-kind to the process. Many attempts at ceasefires and peace agreements have failed in South Sudan. But a 2018 peace agreement, signed five years into the 2013 conflict, raised hopes for a lasting peace treaty.
As part of the deal, former rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the government and resumed his duties as vice president. However, it is not yet known when Machar will return to the capital, Juba. The representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who also spoke in support of the Niger, South Africa and Tunisia, welcomed the progress made and said that the full implementation of the peace agreement was essential. It supported IGAD`s call for the dissolution of the current Transitional National Assembly and its reconstitution within the framework of the peace agreement. The maintenance of the ceasefire is also essential to advance the dialogue process. It welcomed the overall decrease in political violence and the decision to disarm civilians. Southern Sudan continues to demonstrate political growth as a mature democracy, not only at the national level, but also at the regional and international levels, as evidenced by its approach to convening successful peace talks in Juba. But the country still faces a catastrophic humanitarian situation. She commended the support provided by the international community to complement the Government`s humanitarian assistance efforts and said much more needed to be done and encouraged donors to help fill the gap and reach the $1.9 billion needed for the South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan. She called on South Sudanese leaders to help facilitate humanitarian access and called on the authorities to protect aid workers. In addition to the headlines about the humanitarian challenges in South Sudan, the history of climate change also needs considerable attention and action. But collaboration between those who want to help South Sudanese communities is needed, she said.
She drew attention to the efforts of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for civil protection and said that residents of some areas had been surprised by their withdrawal and stressed that full notification should be made before entrusting security tasks to national authorities. . . .