George Aggrey Owinow, addressing the UNSC.
Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | Author – Alex Onyango | Nairobi-Kenya | File Photo | GT-News | South Sudan | Juba |
The Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), George Aggrey Owinow, informed the United Nations Security Council that South Sudan’s peace agreement is in jeopardy amid the deteriorating political and security situation.
“The political and security situation in the Republic of South Sudan has continued to deteriorate, placing the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) in serious jeopardy,” Aggrey stated.
He told the Council that since March 2025, the permanent ceasefire has been severely violated, adding that clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In-Opposition (SPLA-IO) show no signs of abating.
“Despite the continuous appeal for de-escalation, ceasefire, political dialogue and adherence to the provisions of the R-ARCSS, repeated actions to the contrary have seriously undermined confidence in the peace process and risk returning the country back to war,” he said.
“With time fast running out, any further deterioration of the security situation, coupled with failure by the RTGoNU to urgently address the political stalemate and commence genuine and inclusive dialogue on a viable way forward, including on the conduct of elections and a peaceful end to the Transitional Period, poses a great risk to the Peace Agreement,” he added.
On the political front, Aggrey said, the responsibility-sharing arrangements of the Revitalised Peace Agreement continue to erode through unilateral removals and replacements of opposition representatives from different portfolios of the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) executive and legislature at national and state levels.
In addition, he said, Riek Machar Teny, the country’s first vice president and leader of the opposition, remains in confinement and on trial together with other opposition officials.
“Meanwhile, some decisions are being made within the coalition government without the consensus of all agreement signatories as required by the revitalised peace agreement,” he said.
In his recommendations, Aggrey called on the Council to prevail on the Parties to the Agreement to cease all hostilities, embrace all-inclusive genuine dialogue, restore and respect the Permanent Ceasefire, and embark on the full reunification and professionalisation of security forces under a single non-partisan command.
He further called on the UNSC to assist the coalition government in resolving the current political and security impasse and find a political solution to the issue of the First Vice President and all political detainees to pave the way to meaningful dialogue to a peaceful end to the Transitional Period.
