Verification: R-ARCSS

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Verification: R-ARCSS

Implementations

Verification – 2018

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.

Verification – 2019

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 – 2020

All monitoring bodies appeared to be operational throughout 2020.

Verification – 2021

All monitoring bodies appeared to be operational throughout 2020.

Verification – 2022

All monitoring bodies appeared to be operational throughout 2020.

Verification – 2023

All monitoring bodies appeared to be operational throughout 2020.