"PEACE AGREEMENTS"

With the 2 October deadline for another extension of the peace truce in Yemen quickly approaching, the UN Secretary-General strongly urged the parties not only to renew but also to expand the truce’s terms and duration, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

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

South Sudan’s Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol said, the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement effectively “ended the internal conflict in South Sudan,” and has improved the security situation, allowing the internally displaced and refugees to voluntarily return home.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) hosted a celebration in commemoration of the international day and invited peace actors from all segments of South Sudanese society to take part. UNIFEED

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

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9129th Meeting

Sanctions regime on Sudan there to bring peace, not punish country, Chair of 1591 Committee tells Security Council.

It was a bright and sunny day in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as dignitaries and communities came together to mark a long-awaited step forward in the ongoing peace process here—the graduation of the first batch of the Necessary Unified Forces. UNMISS

Despite first trial on war crimes, thousands of displaced persons in Darfur still without justice, International Criminal Court Prosecutor tells Security Council.

Amid mixed results for Africa’s effective governance, peace, security, speakers in Security Council spotlight ways to end violence, build capacity for growth.