Matthew Hauenstein and Madhav Joshi On November 8, 2019, the parties to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement approved a second extension of its initial implementation period. This new extension is intended to conclude with the inauguration of a unity government between...
December 2019
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission’s Role and Perspective on the South Sudan Peace Process
Stephen Oola The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) is an oversight body established to track implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement signed in August 2015. The JMEC is comprised of representatives of the signatories (parties), other South...
A Glimmer of Hope for South Sudan’s Peace Process?
Susan D. Page The recent hundred-day extension of the first phase of the implementation period for the South Sudan peace agreement provides a small window of time to build a continuous dialogue and improve trust, not only among the five signatories, but also within...