The Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission H.E. Festus Mogae has on Saturday held a consultative meeting and briefed  leaders from IGAD, United Nation and African Union leaders in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has on Thursday handed over five security Bills to the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs.

There must be clear consequences against “those who willfully violate, spoil or derail the Peace Agreement in South Sudan” the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has said.

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Wednesday briefed members of the United Nation Panel of Experts on South Sudan.

The two members Andrews Atta-Asamoah and Andrei Kolmakov were briefed by the JMEC Chairperson H.E. Festus Mogae.

Following an inclusive and participatory process involving Government, civil society, experts and security sector stakeholders, the National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) will now present the five amendment Bills to the security laws to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs on Thursday 25th January 2018.

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission Chairperson H.E. Festus Mogae will on Wednesday address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The address to be delivered via video tele-conference live from the South Sudan Capital, Juba, is expected to focus on enforcement of the IGAD-led Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities (ACoH) signed on December last year.

 

All parties must respect and comply with the terms of the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities (ACoH), Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access, as signed in December last year, the Joint Monitoring & Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Chairperson, H.E. Festus Mogae has said.

The Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), H.E. Festus Mogae has on Monday held discussions with envoys in South Sudan. 

H.E. Mogae briefed the envoys from IGAD, African Union, Troika (the UK, US and Norway), UNMISS and the European Union (EU) on the IGAD-led recently signed Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities (ACoH) in South Sudan.

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation (JMEC) and the IGAD special envoy to South Sudan have on Thursday held a consultative meeting on the latest happening as pertains to the Peace Agreement and High-Level Revitalization Forum (HLRF).

Strong national political party laws will help in the democratic processes of the Republic of South Sudan, the National Constitution Amendment Committee (NCAC) has said.

Speaking when he received submissions from representative of 12 South Sudan National Political Parties on Thursday, the NCAC Chairperson, Mr. Gichira Kibara said political parties are a key component in the democratic process of any nation and “South Sudan is not an exception.”

The National Constitutional Amendment Committee (NCAC) has on Friday received submissions from twelve out of fourteen national political parties towards the amendment of the constitution of South Sudan.