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By Otto Abut
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has warned that South Sudan risks sliding back into instability if urgent measures are not taken to revive the peace process and restore the permanent ceasefire
In its latest Quarterly Report released on Thursday, RJMEC said the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) had reached a critical juncture, with the security situation deteriorating sharply in the final quarter of 2025.
The report, which covers the period from October to December 2025 and was prepared pursuant to Article 7.9 of the peace agreement, noted that armed clashes occurred across six states during the reporting period. The violence, RJMEC said, constituted serious violations of the Permanent Ceasefire and raised fears of its possible collapse.
“The current trajectory of the peace process calls into serious question the commitment of the Parties to implement the R-ARCSS and deliver the elections as scheduled,” the report stated.
RJMEC reported a sharp deterioration during the reporting period, driven by renewed conflict and displacement, food insecurity, flooding, climate shocks, disease outbreaks, economic challenges, and spillover effects from the conflict in Sudan.
“By the end of 2025, more than 10 million people, about two-thirds of South Sudan’s population required humanitarian assistance. However, funding gaps meant that only 42 per cent of the US$1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan had been funded.”
RJMEC Chairperson, H.E. Amb. Maj. Gen. George Aggrey Owinow (rtd), is expected to present the full report on the status of implementation of the peace agreement for the period under review.