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South Sudan: Briefing and Consultations
Tomorrow morning (10 February), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report (S/2026/58), which was circulated to Council members on 2 February and covers developments from 16 October 2025 to 15 January. The Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), Major General (retired) George Aggrey Owinow, and a civil society representative are also expected to brief.
The Secretary-General’s report states that the political situation in South Sudan has continued to deteriorate during the reporting period, citing the erosion of power-sharing arrangements, inconsistent implementation of the 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), unilateral proposals to amend the agreement, continued ceasefire violations, and escalating military operations. On 17 December 2025, amid minimal progress on electoral preparations and the drafting of a new constitution, President Salva Kiir Mayardit approved a series of amendments to the R-ARCSS, removing provisions that linked elections to the completion of a permanent constitution.
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