"NICHOLAS HAYSOM"

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing reporters in Juba on Friday, the head of the UN in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom said, “It will be crucial that South Sudan meets all its critical benchmarks, particularly those that are time bound, and this would require a sense of urgency in the coming year.” UNMISS

The UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, said that there had been some noticeable progress in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement. UNIFEED

Underscoring progress in South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement, Security Council urges country to meet agreed timeframes, tackle renewed violence.

As South Sudan grapples with continued conflict, rising humanitarian needs and a peace process that needs all parties to demonstrate renewed political will, Under-Secretary-General for UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix travelled to Bor, Jonglei state, an area where communities have been severely impacted by intercommunal violence, flooding, and cattle raids. UNMISS

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived in South Sudan for a four-day tour, weeks after an agreement was signed by all signatories on a roadmap to push forward outstanding benchmarks contained within the 2018 peace deal. UNMISS

Having just returned to Juba after briefing the UN Security Council in New York on the progress being made in South Sudan, the UNMISS Special Representative of the Secretary General spoke to the media in the capital, Juba. UNMISS

Informal comments to the media by Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative and head of UNMISS, on Sudan and South Sudan.

UN Special Representative for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom said, “it is always the political will that can make a difference.” UNIFEED

Despite new road map extending South Sudan’s democratic transition, increasing violence, food insecurity threaten progress, briefers tell Security Council.