The Joint Military Ceasefire Commission (JMCC) met this past Wednesday for its’ 53rdmonthly meeting in Juba.  The JMCC has been meeting regularly since its’ formation after the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) was signed in August of 2015.

The meeting, which was Co-Chaired by Major General Majier Deng Kur and MG Gabriel Gatwech Puoch, involved various updates on the security status and situations in South Sudan, the UNMISS Regional Protection Force, CTSAMM, JIP, JOC, as well as issues regarding Cantonment and Assembly sites throughout South Sudan.

The formation and responsibilities of the JMCC are described in Chapter II, Article 3.3 of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS) 2015.  Most notably these included the oversight and coordination of forces in cantonment and barracks.

The JMCC is currently staffed and Co-Chaired by representatives of the warring parties from the ARCSS (2015) and will be comprehensively adjusted pending the outcome of the ongoing Agreement of Cessation of Hostilities (2017).