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[Near Verbatim] Good morning and welcome to this UNMISS Press Conference. It’s our periodic opportunity to update you and to catch up and to hear your concerns. I especially welcome everyone joining us live on Radio Miraya.I’ve just returned to Juba from a series of diplomatic engagements in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and South Africa in its capacity as chair of the C5 Group

[As Delivered] RJMEC Chair, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address the plenary and reflect on the status of implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. Let me start by welcoming the recent reconstitution of the National Elections Commission, Political Parties Council and National Constitutional Review Commission. However, the

Musa Gassama, a senior UN official has urged the South Sudanese government to address the concerns raised by different parties over the recently reconstituted institutions.

[Near Verbatim] Madam President,Thank you for this opportunity to brief this Council.With 15 months remaining to the elections scheduled to end the transitional period, time is of the essence for South Sudan. The country anticipates holding its first elections in December 2024. However, key institutions and legal frameworks are yet to be put in place. And critical questions

[AS DELIVERED] Chair, Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of Mr. Nicholas Haysom, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, it is my pleasure to brief the first R-JMEC plenary of 2022. I bring you his and UNMISS’ best wishes for the new year. Allow me to start by acknowledging the two-year

The forum was created after the 2018 peace agreement between President Salva Kiir, his former deputy Riek Machar and other armed groups.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN, who also doubles as the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom, Tuesday told the governors’ forum underway in Juba that trust will be essential in forging a united front for national stability in the country.