South Sudan
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The Council will receive the Secretary-General’s plan, due by 15 January 2016, for “appropriate action to deter and respond to any escalation of violence in and around Juba, in order to effectively protect civilians, and to protect critical infrastructure in Juba”, in accordance with resolution 2252 on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). At press time, it remained unclear when the Council would convene to discuss the Secretary-General’s plan.
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Tomorrow (15 December), the Council is planning to vote on a resolution renewing and revising the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The initial draft was circulated to Council members by the US, the penholder on UNMISS,...
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Tomorrow (2 December), the Council is scheduled to receive a briefing on South Sudan from Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, followed by consultations. Ellen Margrethe Løj, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the...
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In December, the Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing and revising the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which expires on 15 December. Prior to this adoption, the Council is expected to hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on three documents: the Secretary-General’s report on UNMISS’s activities in South Sudan from 20 August to 9 November; his report reviewing the mission’s mandate and recommending potential future support for the South Sudan National Police Service and Joint Integrated Police; and his letter containing an assessment of the UN’s role in providing support for security to key infrastructure.
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This afternoon (4 November), Council members expect to hold consultations on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The meeting was requested by the US, the penholder on South Sudan, and it will focus on security developments since early September....
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This morning (9 October) the Council will vote on a draft resolution* adjusting the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support implementation of the “Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South...
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In an effort to exert leverage on the parties in South Sudan to honour the peace agreement they signed in late August, amid ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement outlined in the accord, the US last week proposed two additional...
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Tomorrow (4 September), Council members expect to receive a briefing in consultations via video teleconference from Juba on the situation in South Sudan from Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Ellen Margrethe...
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Council members continue to follow events in South Sudan closely. While no Council meetings on South Sudan are currently scheduled in September, it is possible that this issue could be addressed during the month, given the anticipated need to adjust the mandate of UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) following the signature on 26 August by President Salva Kiir of the peace agreement proposed by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The mandate of UNMISS expires on 30 November.
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This afternoon (28 August), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a presidential statement welcoming South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir’s signature of the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan. The draft presidential statement was circulated on...
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On Tuesday (25 August), the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and on the work of the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee. Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous and...
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In late August, the Council is expected to hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the Secretary-General’s report on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and on the work of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee. A representative of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and Ambassador Cristián Barros (Chile), chair of the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee, will brief. (At press time, the mid-term report of the Panel of Experts was expected on 28 July, and the UNMISS report was expected by 17 August.) The mandate of UNMISS expires on 30 November.
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Tomorrow (8 July), Council members are scheduled to hold consultations on the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and Sudan/South Sudan issues. Haile Tilahun Gebremariam, the head of UNISFA, is expected to brief on the mission’s activities, while Special...
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Tomorrow afternoon (7 July) Council members will be briefed on the human rights situation in South Sudan under “any other business” following consultations on the UN Office for West Africa. Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous and a high-level UNICEF...
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Tomorrow (28 May), the Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which is due to expire on 30 May. Following three rounds of negotiations last week, the US...
