S. Sudan: JMEC calls for a united front in seeking peace

[Elisabeth Janaina]

S. Sudan: JMEC calls for a united front in seeking peace

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September 16, 2017 (JUBA) - The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation
Commission (JMEC), the body overseeing the implementation of South
Sudan’s 2015 peace accord has reiterated its call for a unified
regional, continental and global approach towards the full
implementation of the deal signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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JMEC Chairman, Festus Mogae, briefs the UN Security Council, on the
implementation of the peace agreement on 31 March 2016 (ST Photo)

Speaking during a visit by a delegation of the Pan-African Members of
Parliament in Juba yesterday, JMEC Chief of Staff, Ambassador Berhanu
Kebede said the full implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution
of the Conflict of South Sudan (ARCSS) holds the key to peace and
stability in the country.

“Any effort made by the international community should feed into the
successful implementation of the agreement,” said Kebede.

He also briefed members of the Pan-African Parliament on the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-led High Level
Revitalization Forum and the regional efforts, which are all geared
towards bringing the country’s warring parties, including the
estranged groups towards inclusive implementation of the ARCSS.

“This is a rich country that can come out of this quagmire if only
peace is restored. There are 6 million people that are now food
insecure in a country that is supposed to be the food basket of the
region,” he said.

“Warring parties should be ready to resolve their differences
politically and accommodate one another for peace to endure in this
country,” he said.

JMEC was established by terms decreed under Chapter Seven of the
Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South
Sudan, signed on 17, August 2015 in Ethiopia.

However, under the terms of the agreement, JMEC is reportedly
responsible for monitoring, overseeing and supporting the
implementation of the agreement and the mandate and tasks of the
Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), including adherence
of the parties to agreed timelines and schedules and in the event of
non-compliance, shall recommend appropriate corrective action to the
TGoNU.

JMEC is also responsible for overseeing the work of the Ceasefire and
Transitional Security Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM), Economic and
Financial Management Authority (EFMA), and other transitional
institutions created by the 2015 agreement.

The South Sudanese conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced
more than 2 million ever since it broke out in December 2013 following
disagreements in the country’s ruling party (SPLM).

(ST)