Permanent Constitution Making News Today

[Delivered at the AU PSC meeting] Excellencies,On behalf of my colleagues on the Trilateral Taskforce on Permanent Constitution-Making and Electoral Processes Support to South Sudan (which comprises the AU, IGAD, and UN, with the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission [RJMEC]), we wish to thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on developments in

The African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan

The African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcome the recently announced Presidential Decrees on the commencement of the process to reconstitute South Sudan's National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), National Elections Commission (NEC) and the

In an Analysis and Commentary published by The United States Institute of Peace titled “South Sudan’s people have spoken on peace. Is anyone listening? A recently concluded National Dialogue creates opportunities that U.S. policymakers should not ignore”, David Deng, a South Sudanese-American human rights lawyer, researcher, and author, and Ola Mohajer, USIP Senior Program Officer, Sudan, and South Sudan argued that “The results of the National Dialogue offer one set of answers to ...

About three weeks ago, the media reported that First Vice President Dr Riek Machar has suggested a change of the country's name from South Sudan to the People's Republic of Sudan. According to Eye Radio, "Dr. Riek personally suggested that the People's Republic of Sudan would match the originality of Sudan in relation to its history with the people."

There have been a lot of arguments and counter-arguments on different media platforms about the whole Permanent Constitution-Making Process, with many arguing that the process originates from the Revitalized Peace Agreement, and others arguing that the process started way back in 2012 and before the 2013 conflict. Indeed, it is true that there is an entire chapter in the Peace Agreement that talks about the Permanent Constitution-Making process, but that does not mean the entire process is start...

<p>May 28, 2021 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) rejected a "premature" Workshop on Permanent Constitution Making in South Sudan, saying it would only reflect the view of the regime.</p>

Are peace monitors and guarantors doing enough to push for peace implementation? Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, signs the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan at a ceremony held in Juba, South Sudan. August 2015. [Photo: UN/Isaac Billy] Parties to the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) say peace monitors and guarantors have done very little, if anything, to support the implementation of the deal.  T...

RJMEC report on the status of implementation of the revitalised agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan for the period 1st January to 31st March 2021 Format Executive Summary This Report on the status of implementation of the tasks of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) is prepared pursuant to Chapter VII, Article 7.9 of the R-ARCSS and covers the period 1st January to 31st March 2021. This Repor...

Opinion | Is the Revitalized Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) ready for reforms and move this country forward? The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (RARCISS) is a clear roadmap to transform and transition South Sudan into peaceful, democratic, and economic prosperity. The agreement was signed and regarded by many as the reform agenda for South Sudan just like the Uganda reform agenda in early 2000 spearheaded by the Opposition Leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and ...