Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission reconstituted
November 21,2018JMEC Interim Chairperson Ambassador Lt. Gen. Augostino S.K. Njoroge yesterday delivered a statement at the 66th Extra-ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers on the status of the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).
The Secretariat of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has the honour to inform the Parties to the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), other South Sudanese stakeholders, the regional and international community and the public at large that the Chairperson of the IGAD Council of Ministers, H.E Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu has appointed the current JMEC Deputy Chairperson, Ambassador Lt General Augostino S.K Njoroge to continue as Deputy Chairperson of R-JMEC and to act as the Chairperson of the JMEC until a new Chairperson is appointed by the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
The peace celebration held on Wednesday in the capital Juba was a “day will live long in the memory,” of many, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), has said.
The reconstituted National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has on Sunday held its inaugural meeting in the Sudan’s Capital, Khartoum.
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has asked the National Pre-Transitional Committee (NPTC) to constructively engage the people of South Sudan for effective and inclusive implementation of the revitalized peace agreement.
JMEC Deputy Chief of Staff-Strategy (Ag) Dr. Thomson Fontaine spoke extensively on the Commission’s recently released status of implementation of the revitalised Agreement update, during an interview with Radio Miraya in Juba on Wednesday. Excerpts:
Audio version available here: https://www.jmecsouthsudan.org/index.php/audio-and-video/item/372-jmec-chief-of-staff-strategy-ag-dr-thomson-fontaine-interview-with-radio-miraya-in-juba-oct-17-2018
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Friday 12 October 2018 issued a status update on the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).
BY FESTUS G. MOGAE
After almost three years, I leave South Sudan following one of the most challenging yet fulfilling periods of my career. I was honoured to accept the post of Chairman of the IGAD’s Joint Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (JMEC), because I saw an opportunity to make a contribution, however modest, to help South Sudan to end a senseless conflict and begin on the road to peace.
“Instead of buying guns, buy textbooks and turn swords into ploughshares.” This was the parting shot of former Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), H.E Festus Mogae to the Political leaders in the Republic of South Sudan.
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Monday welcomed the Order by the President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit issued on September 27, 2018 for the immediate release of all Prisoners of War (PoWs) and Political Detainees.
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Friday issued a status update on the implementation of the recently signed Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) for D-Day + 15, noting that some deadlines have been met while others have been missed.
