JMEC briefs Swedish Head of Office to Juba on ARCSS implementation progress

Tuesday, 12 September 2017 22:48

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Tuesday briefed the new Swedish Head of Office in Juba, Amb. Fredrik Schiller.

JMEC Deputy Chairperson Amb. Gen. Augostino Njoroge and the Chief of Staff Amb. Behanu Kebede updated Amb. Schiller on the South Sudan’s current political, humanitarian and security situation.

Amb. Njoroge (Centre) said preparation on the High Level Revitalization Forum (HLRF) is underway and efforts being made by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to revitalize the 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) implementation process.

Amb. Njoroge efforts are underway to bring together the parties to the Agreement and other estranged groups to find a lasting solution to the conflict, which has since displaced millions of South Sudanese, leading to widespread humanitarian crises.

Amb. Schiller (Pictured left) on his part thanked JMEC for its efforts in monitoring the Agreement, which he said holds the key to peace and stability in South Sudan.