Withdrawal of Troops – 2019

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The RJMEC’s first quarter report for 2019 stated that “there was no evidence of any unauthorized foreign force currently in the country.”[1] However, the status of the “allied forces” could not be determined.

[1] “RJMEC quarterly report to IGAD on the status of the implementation of R-ARCSS from 1st January to 31st March 2019,” Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, April 08, 2019.

Withdrawal of Troops – 2018

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Under R-ARCSS, the signatories are to ensure that non-South Sudanese armed groups leave the country by the end of the Pre-Transitional Period.

The “withdrawal of allied troops” was listed as outstanding in the November 5th JMEC report.[1]

[1] “Progress report no. 3: On the implementation status of the R-ARCSS 2018,” Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, November 5, 2018.

Verification – 2019

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The JMEC and CTSAMVM continued to operate in 2019, although the latter continued to work under interim leadership. The CTSAMVM noted continued access issues in monitoring the ceasefire, particularly in the spring but decreasing through the summer and fall.[1] The Area Joint Ceasefire Committees began operating in 2019.[2]

[1] http://ctsamm.org/ctsamvm-in-action-mvt-bentiu-conducts-joint-visit-with-ajmcc-to-mankien/

[2] http://ctsamm.org/ctsamvm-in-action-mvt-bentiu-conducts-joint-visit-with-ajmcc-to-mankien/

Verification – 2018

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Under R-ARCSS a number of verification bodies were to be formed or reinstituted:

  • The Joint Military Ceasefire Commission (JMCC), within 10 days of singing
  • The Area Joint Military Ceasefire Commission (AJMCC), within 10 days of signing
  • The Joint Military Ceasefire Teams (JMCT), within 10 days of singing
  • The Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM), within 10 days of signing
  • The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), within 15 days of signing

The CTSAMVM held its first meeting in Khartoum on September 26, 2018.[1] The JEMC issued its first report on the implementation of R-ARCSS on September 28, fifteen days after the agreement was signed.[2] The JMCC was reformed on November 28, 2018. However, it is unclear whether the body was operating as intended in the agreement.[3]

[1] “CTSAMVM host board meeting in Khartoum, ‘We must work together to silence the guns in the country,’” Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, September 27, 2018, http://ctsamm.org/ctsamvm-host-board-meeting-in-khartoum-we-must-work-together-to-silence-the-guns-in-the-country/

[2] “Status of implementation of R-ARCSS 2018,” Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, September 28, 2018.

[3] “Progress report no. 4: On the implementation status of the R-ARCSS 2018,” Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, December 10, 2018.