‎UN, RJMEC Raise Alarm Over Stalled Peace Deal in South Sudan

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‎International bodies are sounding the alarm as South Sudan's fragile peace process teeters on the edge of collapse. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) have warned of deepening divisions, rising insecurity, and stalled implementation of the 2018 peace deal. ‎ ‎A Dangerous Breakdown in Peace ‎The 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) brought hope to a nation shattered by civil war. But that hope is now dimming. ‎In a briefing to the UN Security Council, Guang Cong, the Deputy Head of UNMISS, revealed that over 130,000 people have been displaced in recent months due to a surge in armed violence particularly in Upper Nile and Greater Pibor.  ‎The increase in military activity and the escalation of localized conflicts have disrupted humanitarian access and eroded confidence between the signatories of the peace agreement. ‎“These are not just isolated ...

Youths From Jonglei Overran Gumuruk Leaving Several People Dead


Local officials said that several people are dead after armed Jonglei Youths Overran Gumuruk town in Greater Pibor Administrative Area. 

The never ending violence escalated after the Jonglei Youths attack Bich-Bich area in Greater Pibor. 

GPAA information Minister Hon.Abraham Kelang said the battle of Gumuruk town started on Tuesday evening and the clashes is still on going. 

“Battles for Gumurk town started on Monday evening, and on Tuesday morning, it resumed at 7 am. In the afternoon, they managed to enter the town. But fighting is still ongoing within Gumuruk town because our youth and SSPDF soldiers are fighting off the attackers within the town,” he said. 

Mr. Canaan Lelicho the head of GPAA Youths said that “In the afternoon at 1 pm, the SSPDF started retreating from Gumuruk because they are few in numbers and run out of ammunition. Now, those attackers are in the town, burning villages, even cutting down trees,”- Canaan Lelicho while speaking to Radiotamazuj. 

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