Ceasefire – 2021
2021
The ceasefire continued to hold in 2021. Meanwhile, the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) received occasional reports of violations against the SPLM-IO and the SSPDF (South Sudan People’s Defence Forces). The CTSAMVM (Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism) reported attacks involving the SPLM-IO forces, and defected SPLM-IO members who joined the SSPDF. Clashes were reported in Upper Nile State, Jonglei State.[1] Nevertheless, the mechanism to address ceasefire related violations was up and running.
[1]On the Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (1 st January to 31 st March 2021). Report no. 010/21. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). 24 April, 2021; On the Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (1 st October to 31 st December 2021). Report no. 013/21. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). 24 April, 2021.