Ceasefire – 2022
2022
Reports from the RJMEC (Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict), the CTSAMVM (Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism) and the UN Secretary General indicate the success of the permanent ceasefire arrangements negotiated in the agreement. However, there were reports of numerous ceasefire violations in Upper Nile and Unity States and the Equatorias that involved both the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army – In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) citing internal dynamics created by those who defected from SPLM/A-IO and their forces.[1] There are also reports of both forces continuing to occupy civilian centers, violating the ceasefire arrangements.
In July 2022, the United States withdrew its support to the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM), which severely limited the mechanism in its monitoring and verification of ceasefire related issues.[2]
[1] On the Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (1st January to 31st March 2022). Report no. 014/22. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC); On the Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (1st October to 31st December 2022). Report no. 017. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC). Situation in South Sudan: Report of the Secretary General (S/2022/689), 13 September 2022.
[2] US Withdraws from Peace Monitoring Groups in South Sudan, Voice of America, 15 July 2022.