South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Awan Achiek
The Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO) on Thursday called on the High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on the Implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to prioritise the implementation of key provisions of the 2018 pact.
A 31-member committee comprise of officials from various political parties and other stakeholders, chaired by Senior Presidential Advisor Gen. Kuol Manyang Juuk and deputised by Lasuba Ludoru Wongo of the SPLM-IO.
The committee is mandated to oversee the peace deal implementation, coordinate elections, and work closely with the Electoral Commission, RJMEC, and political parties to address disagreements and ensure timely elections by December 2026.
It is also tasked with engaging stakeholders in the agreement, including regional and international partners and governments, as well as mobilising resources.
Edmund Yakani, executive director of CEPO, stressed the need for the committee to make progress on peace implementation in a bid to sustain peace in the country.
“They have a very demanding responsibility to deliver the country from violence to peace through implementing the pending tasks of the R-ARCSS,” Yakani told Dawn on Thursday.
Yakani urged the new leadership to commit themselves to the provisions of the R-ARCSS.
“It is very important that their leadership and membership commit themselves to the provisions of the R-ARCSS and deliver the country from this ongoing political instability to stability.”
He noted that the implementation of security arrangements is far behind schedule, calling on the High-Level Ad Hoc Committee to prioritise security sector reforms.
“I would like to bring to their attention that they should urgently engage in the security arrangements because we see that the security arrangements are dragging the country back towards war,” he said.
South Sudan’s transitional government was formed in 2020 following years of civil conflict, but delays in implementing parts of the peace agreement have raised concerns among regional actors.
The provisions include the unification of forces, the opening up of civic and political space, and the enactment of permanent constitutions, among others.
