By Yiep Joseph<\/p>\n
Heads of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, presented the crisis in South Sudan to the UN Security Council and urged for immediate intervention to prevent the breakdown of the peace agreement.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n During the Security Council meeting on Wednesday, Haysom highlighted the urgent need to decrease political and security tensions in South Sudan.<\/p>\n He reported that the 2018 peace agreement continues to encounter numerous challenges, including armed confrontations between the parties involved in the agreement and the arrest of opposition leaders, including the First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar.<\/p>\n \u201cI urge the support of this Council to: a. First, promptly address the tensions in Nasir through dialogue rather than further military confrontations, which could escalate into a broader conflict. The situation in Nasir is primarily the result of political deadlocks and disagreements that have turned into violent clashes,\u201d he stated. \u201cThirdly, I call for the release of detained military and civilian officials, or for their treatment to align with legal processes. Lastly, I encourage the two principal leaders to exercise restraint, constructively address their differences through public dialogue, and prioritize the interests of the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He emphasized the necessity for a collaborative effort by both national and international stakeholders to achieve a cessation of hostilities and uphold the integrity of the Revitalized Agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cUNMISS is engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts, in collaboration with all stakeholders, to facilitate a peaceful solution, despite a ‘new low in trust’ between the principal parties,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n \u201cThe immediate priority now is to urgently prevent a return to full-scale conflict, re-focus efforts on accelerating the implementation of the Agreement, and advance the transition towards South Sudan\u2019s first democratic elections,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n \u201cAnother war is a risk South Sudan cannot afford, nor can the wider region,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Yiep Joseph Heads of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, presented the crisis in South Sudan to the UN Security Council and urged for immediate intervention to prevent the breakdown of the peace agreement. During the Security Council meeting on Wednesday, Haysom highlighted the[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Head-of-the-United-Nations-Mission-in-South-Sudan-UNMISS-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34922,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34920\/revisions\/34922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHaysom called on the Council to ensure that South Sudanese leaders respect the ceasefire. He also reiterated the need for the release of political detainees.<\/p>\n
\nHaysom added that UNMISS continues to protect civilians, enhance human rights and the rule of law, as well as support the peace process within its mandate and capacities.<\/p>\n