Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A)

• Country/entity

  South Sudan
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A)
• Date

  27 Feb 2012
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

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

  Framework/substantive - partial
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  South Sudan post-secession process
• Parties

  The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the South Sudan Democratic/Army (SSDM/A)
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Short agreement providing provisions for a ceasefire, power-sharing, military integration, amnesty, disarmament, reparations, release of detainees and implementation modalities.

• Agreement document

  SS_120227_AgreementGRSS-SSDMA.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

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the South Sudan Democratic Movement/ Army (SSDM/A)

Preamble

i. The Parties to this Agreement, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the South Sudan Oemocratic/Army (SSOM/A) have agreed to come to negotıatıons in Juba.

ii. Both Parties commıt to make the necessary compromises to reach an agreement;

iii. The Parties pledge themselves to promote ali necessary confıdence building measures including full commitmenl to the impleme n tat ı on of this Agreement;

iv. The Parties have agreed on the need for the peoples of South Sudan to joın together in the peaceful development of their country;

v. The lnterim Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan provides valuable guiding principles as a basis far the realization of this ob1ective.

ı . Cease-fire arrangements

a. The Parties have agreed to declare a fully-fledge cease-fire which enters into force upon the signing of this Agreement.

2. Amnesty

a. The Parties have agreed fora renewed amnesty for the SSOM/A group.

3. Polltical Representatlon of SSDM/A in GRSS

a. GRSS has recognized the right of SSOM/A to have appropriate polıtıcal representation in its ınstitutıon s at the National and State levels;

b. The Parties have agreed to representation of SSDM/A at the National level as follows:

• 1 Advisor

• 3 Senior Civil Servants

c. The Parties have agreed to representation of SSDM/A at the States level as follows:

i. Upper Nile State:

1 Advisor

3 Civil Servants

ii. Jonglei State

• 1 Advlsor

• 4 senior civil servants

4. Mllitary lntegration of SSDM/ A forces into the SPLA

a. The Parties have agreed that One thousand Eight hundred South Sudan Democratic Armed Forces (1,800SSDA) will be integrated into the SPLA, subject to the verificatıon of forces in the Assembly Areas, by a Verifıcat ion Committee composed of both Parties,

b. The number of Officers to be commissloned will be determined according to the number of forces verified in the Assembly Areas;

c. The appointment shall be within 30 days after the signing of this Agreement;

5. Assembly Areas

a. The assembly Areas shall be determıned by the Joint Oversight Committee, the Areas shall be in northern Jonglei State and accessible throughout the year.

6. Disarmament

a. The Parties agreed to a joint Oısarmament programme as agreed by the JOC.

7. Compensatlon and Reparations

a. The Parties have recognized the impact of the conflict on the civilian population, particularly in the following areas:

Khorflus, Fangak, Ayod, Panyakang, Fashoda, Manyo, Pibor, Mayom, Uror and Pariang;

b. Therefore, they have agreed that the GRSS will provide compensation and reparations through social service dellvery in the form of:

i. Humanitarian Relief and Assistance;

ii. Health

iii. Education;

and

iv. lnfrastructure support, including boreholes, to these areas.

c. The Parties recognizes the importance of reconciliation of conflict affected communlties in South Sudan, especially in the above areas, for the prevention of further conflict and theır sustainable peaceful development;

d. Therefore, the Parties commit to actively promote reconciliation activlties to address outstanding grievances in these areas.

8. Release of politlcal detainees and prlsoners of war

a. The Parties have agreed that all politıca l detainees and prisoners of war will be released lmmedlately, subject to the submission of the list of the Joint Oversight Committee.

9. ımplementatlon Modalities

a. The Parties have agreed to appoint a Jojnt Oversight Committee immediately after the sıgning and announcement of this agreement and comprised total of seven (7) members from the two Parties, four (4) from the GRSS and three (3) from SSDM/A. its duties shall be as follows:

i. Supervise the implementation of this Agreement;

ii. Follow-up on the GRSS appointment of SSOM/A positions at National and State levels within maximum of 30 days;

iii. Determine the Assembly Areas for the integration of the SSDM/A forces wlthin ıs days;

iv. Monitor the work of the Joint Verification Committee;

v. Oversee the integration of the SSDM/A forces into the SPLA according to the agreed timetable:

maximum 30 days for the appointment and maximum 60 days for the confırmation of their ranks;

vi. Oversee the implementation of cease-flre modalities;

vii. Define the terms of the Disarmament programme;

viii.

Monitor the implementation of the amnesty to the SSDM/ A group;

ix. Monitor the provision of the above stated humanitarlan assistance and social services to conflict affected areas;

x. Through the partles, will also actively engage and promote reconciliation actlvıtles in the above mentioned conflict affected areas in coordination with other key actors in South Sudan;

xi. Oversee the immediate release of political detainees and prisoners of war;

b. UNMISS will provide support to the implementation of this Agreement as per their mandate.

10. Promotlon of further dialogue

a. in line with the commitment of both parties to sustainable peace throughout all areas of South Sudan, the Parties have agreed that they may engage other armed groups outside the SSDM/A who may be willing to enter into new agreements.

11. Breach of the Agreement in the event of a substantial breach of any part of this Agreement, which cannot be resolved within the JOC, either Party may refer such a breach to the attention of their principles;

if not resolved, ıt can be referred to the plenary group that conducted and supported the negotlation of this Agreement.

12. Entry into Force of this Agreement

a. This Agreement shall enter into force from the day of signing of the Agreement.

Signed this_ __~_ *_ _____ day of February 2012

Signed for the Government of Republic of South Sudan (GRSS)

Signed for the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A)