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Disarmament – 2023

As of the end of December, an estimated 55,000 combatants have graduated to join the NUF, which suggests that those joining the NUF will not go through the disarmament process. It is only for those possessing weapons and did not qualify for the NUF. There were reports of disqualified combatants, their disarmament has not progressed.^[1] Further, it is reported that security forces collected some 2,264 weapons from individuals who were not authorized to possess weapons.^[2]

[1] UNSC. 2023. Assessment of progress achieved on the key benchmarks established in paragraph 2 of resolution 2577 (2021) (S/2023/300). 28 April 2023.

[2] RJMEC. 2024. On The Status of Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Report No. 021/23 (January 2024)