UN Documents for South Sudan
Selected Security Council Resolutions | View All |
29 May 2020 S/RES/2521 | This resolution renewed the South Sudan sanctions regime (targeted sanctions and arms embargo) until 31 May 2021 and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 1 July 2021. |
12 March 2020 S/RES/2514 | This resolution renewed the mandate of UNMISS until 15 March 2021. |
30 May 2019 S/RES/2471 | This was a resolution extending the sanctions regime and mandate of the Panel of Experts until 31 May 2020. |
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements | View All |
8 October 2019 S/PRST/2019/11 | This was a presidential statement focusing on the implementation of the R-ARCSS of 12 September 2018. |
14 December 2017 S/PRST/2017/25 | This was a presidential statement on the situation in South Sudan, focusing on IGAD's efforts to revitalise the peace process. |
9 August 2017 S/PRST/2017/14 | This was on the threat of famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria. |
Selected Secretary-General's Reports | View All |
23 February 2021 S/2021/172 | This was the 90-day report on South Sudan. |
14 December 2020 S/2020/1205 | This was the Secretary-General's third report on children and armed conflict in South Sudan. |
9 December 2020 S/2020/1180 | This was the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on South Sudan. |
Selected Sanctions Committee Documents | View All |
25 November 2020 S/2020/1141 | This was the interim report of the Panel of Experts. |
31 October 2020 S/2020/1067 | This was the report requested in resolution 2521, assessing the role of the arms embargo. |
2 July 2020 S/2020/647 | This was a letter from the Secretary-General appointing five experts to the South Sudan Sanctions Committee's Panel of Experts until 1 July 2021. |
Selected Security Council Letters | View All |
6 January 2021 S/2021/49 | This was on the appointment of Nicholas Haysom (South Africa) as Special Representative for South Sudan and head of UNMISS. |
15 December 2020 S/2020/1224 | This letter transmitted the independent strategic review of UNMISS. |
15 December 2020 S/2020/1237 | This was a compilation of the briefings and statements from Council members’ 15 December 2020 VTC on South Sudan. |
Selected Security Council Meeting Records | View All |
15 December 2020 S/2020/1237 | This was a compilation of the briefings and statements from Council members’ 15 December 2020 VTC on South Sudan. |
16 September 2020 S/2020/914 | This was a compilation of the briefings and statements from Council members’ VTC on South Sudan. |
12 March 2020 S/PV.8744 | This was a unanimous adoption of resolution 2514 renewing the mandate of UNMISS until 15 March 2021. |
Selected Security Council Press Statements | View All |
13 July 2020 SC/14248 | This was a press statement welcoming developments in South Sudan’s peace process, including the agreement between the parties to the Revitalised Agreement on the allocation of states’ leadership positions and announcement of governors. |
4 March 2020 SC/14137 | This was a press statement that welcomed the formation of a Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity. |
22 November 2019 SC/14033 | This was a press statement on the 100-day extension of the pre-transitional period under the R-ARCSS. |
Selected General Assembly Documents | View All |
14 July 2011 A/RES/65/308 | This resolution admitted South Sudan as a member of the UN. |
Selected Human Rights Council Documents | View All |
4 February 2021 A/HRC/46/53 | This was the report of the Commission on South Sudan. |
31 January 2020 A/HRC/43/56 | This was a report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. |
18 February 2019 A/HRC/40/69 | This was the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. |
Selected Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict Documents | View All |
31 December 2018 S/2019/92 | This is a letter from the Chair of the Working Group to the Secretary-General on the conclusions of the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict in South Sudan. |
18 December 2018 S/AC.51/2018/3 | This was the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict's conclusions on children and armed conflict in South Sudan. |
12 May 2015 S/AC.51/2015/1 | This was the Working Group’s conclusions on South Sudan. |
Selected Other Documents | View All |
23 December 2016 S/2016/1085 | This was the draft resolution on an arms embargo and targeted sanctions that failed to receive the necessary support to be adopted. It received seven affirmative votes (France, New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine, Uruguay, the UK and the US) and eight abstentions (Angola, China, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Senegal, and Venezuela). |