South Sudan - Progress On Peace Agreement 'Limps Along', UN Envoy Tells Security Council

16 September 2020

Although the transitional government in South Sudan continues to function, with state governors now appointed, among other developments, progress on the 2018 peace agreement "limps along", the top UN official in the country told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday.

David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), updated ambassadors on the country's ongoing political and security situations, which are unfolding amid the COVID-19 pandemic and an upturn in inter-communal violence in Jonglei and other states.

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