Jan 26, 2020(SSNN) — Let me start by wishing all of you a Happy New Year, and I am sure you will join me in hoping that this will be the year that will herald lasting peace for the people of South Sudan. Before proceeding, I would like to make a few points. Firstly, I would like to inform you that […]
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January 24th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Special Representative of the Sectretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer has said that UNMISS is willing to increase the presence of its patrolling peacekeepers in certain areas, at the request of the opposition, but only if the proposal is approved by all Parties. “There have been recent requests […]
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January 1st, 2020 (SSNN)—South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit, representatives of the R-ARCSS signatory Parties and foreign dignitaries met on December 31, 2019 at the State House and held a year-end party officially hosted by the President’s office at the Presidential Palace in Juba. “Senior Government Officials, representatives of Opposition parties who are signatories to the Revitalized Agreement, diplomatic Corp, […]
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December 29th, 2019 (SSNN)—With the release of funds to the R-ARCSS mechanisms, the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has expressed confidence that significant progress will now be made in implementing Pre-Transitional period critical tasks within the remaining days. Speaking during the 12th RJMEC monthly meeting in Juba the Interim Chairperson, H.E. Ambassador Lt. Gen. […]
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Dec 2nd, 2019 (SSNN)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has brought together Parties to the R-ARCSS for a two-day consultative meeting on the number of States and their Boundaries, a critical pending task that has stalled the implementation of the peace agreement. The Consultative Meeting of the Parties to the R-ARCSS on the number of States and their Boundaries […]
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Nov 30th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 13th Ordinary Summit of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 29 November 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The meeting was attended by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda; H.E. […]
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Nov 15th, 2019 (SSNN) —The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, David Shearer, during a press conference on Thursday before the African Union Peace and Security Council on the situation in South Sudan, urged South Sudanese leaders to put an immediate end to the conflict that has claimed more than 400,000 lives and forced million from their homes. “The […]
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Opinion, By: Richmond Blake, approving bipartisan Senate resolution is a way to reaffirm U.S. support for peace deal. Nov 9th, 2019 (SSNN)- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday pulled back from the brink and agreed to delay the formation of a government of national unity by 100 days. A crucial element of the peace […]
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Oct 14th, 2019 (SSNN)-South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit discussed the progress made in the implementation of the R-ARCSS with the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring & Evaluation Commission, H.E Amb. Lt. Gen. A. Njoroge at the State House on Sunday. According to an official source, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Chairman of the JMEC tried to […]
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Oct 9th, 2019 (SSNN)-Members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday underscored the importance of South Sudan’s peace deal and called on the Parties to immediately speed up progress towards the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. “The Council called upon the parties to expedite the implementation of transitional security arrangements and to continue consultations towards a common solution regarding […]
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Palm Africa Hotel, Juba October 2, 2019 CTC Members, Dear Colleagues, Representatives from our Partners and Board Members, Ladies and Gentlemen, I warmly welcome you all to the 15th meeting of the CTSAMVM Technical Committee. I would like to begin by welcoming CTSAMVM‘s new Deputy Chairperson, Major General Dafaalla Hamid Mohamed. Deputy Chairperson Dafaalla replaces our old friend and colleague […]
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Palm Africa Hotel, 18th June 2019, Juba, South Sudan June 19th, 2019(SSNN) — The 7th meeting of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) convened in Juba, South Sudan, on 18th June 2019 chaired by the Interim Chairperson of the RJMEC, Ambassador Lt. General Augostino S.K Njoroge (Rtd). In attendance were the representatives of all the Parties and stakeholders […]
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June 18th, 2019(SSNN) — The 7th Monthly Plenary of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) was held today, Tuesday June 18, 2019, in Juba, South Sudan. Speaking during the opening of the meeting, RJMEC Interim Chairperson H.E. Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge gave an update on the status of implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict […]
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PRESS RELEASE, May 2nd, 2019(SSNN) — The first day of a meeting of the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the participants (READ FULL STATEMENT HERE), the Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission […]
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April 14, 2019(SSNN) — As the end of the pre-transitional period draws near on May 12, 2019, critical tasks in the implementation of the revitalized Agreement remain pending, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has said. Speaking during the 5th RJMEC Plenary in Juba on Friday, Interim Chairperson Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge said in his opening statement, (attached) “Critical […]
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Juba, South Sudan, Saturday March 2, 2019(SSNN) — The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) Interim Chairperson, Amb. Lt. General Augostino Njoroge, on Tuesday reiterated that the full restoration of the rule of law is key to the future of South Sudan. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the two-day stakeholder’s meeting on security laws organized by the National […]
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Tuesday, Feb 19th, 2019(SSNN) — The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has on Tuesday convened in Juba an extraordinary meeting to discuss funding and other challenges facing the implementation of the revitalized Agreement during the pre-transitional period. The convening of the meeting follows a resolution reached during the 3rd Plenary of the RJMEC, held last month. The objective of […]
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Nov 28th, 2018(SSNN) — The reconstituted National Constitution and Amendment Committee (NCAC) has on Wednesday completed its deliberations on the incorporation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) into the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan (TCRSS) 2011 (as amended). The Committee has been sitting in the South […]
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