Joint Declaration to renew the cessation of hostilities between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary Front

• Country/entity

  Sudan
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Joint Declaration to renew the cessation of hostilities between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary Front
• Date

  21 Oct 2019
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Sudan Conflicts (1955 - ) )
• Stage

  Ceasefire/related
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  Sudan Transition Process
• Parties

  Signatory Parties:
  
  Government of Sudan
  
  SLM – Transitional Council
  
  Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance
  
  SPLM-N
  
  SLM
  
  JEM
• Third parties

  Witness:
  
  Tut Qaluak Manime
  
  Advisor to the President of the Republic of South Sudan on Security Affairs – Chief Mediator
• Description

  This short agreement reaffirms commitments already made in this process in the signing of the Juba declaration on trust building measures in September 2019. The agreement provides specifically for a renewal of previous commitments to ending hostilities and setting up ceasefire mechanisms by rewriting ceasefire conditions, establishing a time and date for it to enter into force with parties agreeing to future negotiations concerning details around monitoring, control and facilitation mechanisms. Substantively the agreement also reiterates complete release of prisoners and declares an immediate cessation of hostilities among all signing parties, stipulating a time frame for ceasefire and a timetable for further negotiations regarding monitoring, control and facilitation mechanisms as well as facilitation of humanitarian access within the Darfur areas. These agreements in essence establish a relationship between the new transitional government of Sudan and other peripheral armed groups who seek to ensure that their own causes within their process do not get lost within the implementation phase of new government.

• Agreement document

  SD_191021_Joint Declaration to Renew the Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary Front - Official ENGLISH (3).PDF | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

JOINT DECLARATION TO RENEW THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SUDAN

AND

THE SUDAN REVOLUTIONARY FRONT

Between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North, Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance, Sudan Liberation Movement – Transitional Council, Sudan Liberation Movement.

Acknowledging that achieving comprehensive and sustainable peace is acritical issue and fundamental requirement and one of the priorities of the transitional period.

Affirming the importance of achieving peace and democratic transition in Sudan through a comprehensive and true political process as stipulated in the Juba Declaration signed on 11 September 2019.

Reiterating our commitment to the necessity of ending armed conflict in Sudan through real negotiations and peaceful means to find permanent and final solutions that can contribute to the security, stability, peace, democracy, and prosperity of Sudan.

Reiterating our desire to reinforce peace in all of Sudan through renewing the cessation of hostilities that impede the peace process.

Recognizing that a comprehensive and just peaceful solution in Sudan is an ultimate priority that cannot be achieved without a just peace that ends wars and addresses the roots and consequences of the crisis while speaking to the particularities of the areas most affected by wars and marginalized groups.

Affirming that the complete release of prisoners of war is fundamental to trust-building measures.

Recognizing that the cessation of hostilities will lead to improving the humanitarian situation and will contribute to reinforcing trust and affirming the commitment of the Parties to the peace process leading to the commencement of peace negotiations and final security arrangements as part of the process of political transition in Sudan.

We, the Government of the Republic of Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North, Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance, Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement, and Sudan Liberation Movement – Transitional Council declare the immediate cessation of hostilities.

The Parties will negotiate at a later time on the mechanisms for monitoring, control, facilitation of internal and external humanitarian access with agreement from the Darfur and Two Areas Parties in each of the Area controlled by the respective parties, taking into consideration the particularities of each track.

The renewal of the cessation of hostilities enters into force at 11:59PM on October 20, 2019 and shall continue for 3 months and will cover all areas of Sudan.

Signatory Parties:

Government of Sudan

SLM – Transitional Council

Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance

SPLM-N

SLM

JEM

Witness

Tut Qaluak Manime

Advisor to the President of the Republic of South Sudan on Security Affairs – Chief Mediator

21 October 2019

Juba, South Sudan