JMEC briefs UN team on ARCSS, challenges

JMEC Deputy Chairperson Amb. Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge (left) with the UN Strategic Review team leader, Mr. Keven Kennedy during the meeting on Friday. JMEC Deputy Chairperson Amb. Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge (left) with the UN Strategic Review team leader, Mr. Keven Kennedy during the meeting on Friday.
Friday, 01 December 2017 15:37

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Friday met the Strategic Review Team from the United Nations headquarters, in New York.

JMEC  Deputy Chairperson Amb Lt. Gen. Augostino Njoroge briefed the team about the High-Level Revitalization Forum, the JMEC ARCSS Status of Evaluation report among other key activities by the commission.

Mr. Kevin Kennedy, the former United Nations Under-Secretary –General for Safety and Security, led the team.

Amb. Njoroge reiterated JMEC’s appreciation of the United Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and its support to the peace process in South Sudan.

The strategic review team is tasked to review the tasks of UNIMISS engagement in South Sudan. The purpose of the review is to assess the scope of the mandate, conditions for successful implementation and operationalization with a view to recommending adjustment to the Security Council.