Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan

• Country/entity

  South Sudan
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan
• Date

  9 May 2014
• 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

  South Sudan post-secession process
• Parties

  Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan; Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Chairman SPLM/A (IO) and former-Vice President of the GRSS
• Third parties

  Guarantor: Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the FDRE and Chairman of IGAD Assembly.
• Description

  The agreement is a renewal of the 23 January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.

• Agreement document

  SS_140509_AgreementResolveCrisisSouthSudan [signed].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 to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan

Addis Ababa 9 May 2014

We the undersigned:

Recognize that there is no military solutlon to the crlsis in South Sudan, and that a sustainable peace can be achieved only through inclusive political dialogue;

Understand the need to take bold declsions, in the interest of natiônal reconciliation, that can guide the country to a new political dispensatlon and a permanent constitutional order;

Agree to immediately cease afi hostııe activlties wlthin twenty four (24) hours of the signing of this agreement, thus re-dedicating ourselves to the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement of 23 January 201'1;

and further agree to facilitate the full deployment of IGAD Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM).

commit to disengage and separate forces and refrain from any provocative action or combat movement until a permanent ceasefıre is agreed and signed;

Agree to issue orders to all their respective commands and units, on signing of the agreement, instructing full and immediate cessation of hostilities, cooperation with the IGAD MVM, and facllitatıon of humanitarian access;

and the receipt of orders at command level shall be verlfıed by the IGAD MVM in a week after signing this agreement;

Agree to open humanitarian corridors, in accordance with the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement of 23 January 2014, and the 5 May 2014 "Roccommitment on Humanitarian Matters in teh CoH Agreement";

and to cooperate, unconditionally, with the UN and humanitarian agencies to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches affected populations in all areas of South Sudan.

Resolve to engage in substantıve dlscussıons, vıa tlıe IGAD-led peace process, on the Agenda as constltuted by the medlatlon process;

Agree that a transltlonal government of nntloncıl unlty will offer the best chance for the people of south Sudan to take the country forward;

and that such a government shall oversee govcrnrnent functlons durlng a transitional period implement crıtıcal rnfornıs, as rıegotltıted through the peace process, oversee a pernıanent conslltutlon proccss, and gulde the country to new election;

and thus dlrect our rcspectlve representatlves to the IGAD-led peace process to negotlatc tile t-erms ofa transltloncı l government of natlonal unity.

Agree to ensure the lncluslon of all South Sudanese stakeholders in the peace process, and the negotiatlon of a transltlonal government of national unlty, in order to ensure broad ownershlp of the agreed outcomes;

stakeholders include:

the two direct negotiators (the GRSS and the SPLM/A in opposition), and others such as the SPLM leaders (former detainees), political parties, civil society, and faith-based leaders.

Agree ttıat ttıese other stakeholders shall participate, in negotiations on transitional govemance, the permanent constitution, and any other items that concern the political future of the country and reconciliation of South Sudanese communities.

Agree to fulfy cooperate with the AU Commlssion of Inquiry and facilitate irnplementation of its forthcoming recommendations;

Agree to meet again, withln one month, under IGAD auspfces, to facilitate continued progress on the aforementloned lssues and resolution of the crisis·

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