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Welcoming also the progress made in the implementation of the Revitalized
Agreement, including the implementation of chapter II on the training and deployment of the
first batch of the Necessary Unified Forces, chapter V on the submission of bills to the
parliament for the establishment of the commission for truth, reconciliation and healing and
the compensation and reparation authority, and chapter VI on the reconstitution of the
National Constitutional Review Commission to draft a permanent constitution, and the
reconstitution of the National Elections Commission and the Political Parties Council,
Welcoming further the efforts made by the Government of South Sudan to maintain
peace and for the cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians and humanitarian access
to the civilians affected by, inter alia, environmental events that have resulted in flooding in
some parts of the country,
Recognizing the establishment of a government-led coordination working group that
will be a platform for the holistic, comprehensive, transparent and efficient coordination of
the delivery of technical assistance and capacity-building support to the Government of South
Sudan,
1.
Welcomes the recent steps taken by the Government of South Sudan towards
finalizing governance structures in South Sudan, including by reconstituting the Transitional
National Legislative Assembly, and calls upon the Government to continue to make progress
in finalizing all layers of State and local government, in accordance with the Revitalized
Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan;
2.
Recognizes the political will of the Government of South Sudan to promote
and protect human rights and its wish for tangible progress and for the prevention of further
human rights violations and abuses by establishing in Juba a court to try cases of genderbased violence and military mobile courts to prosecute offences committed against civilians
by members of the organized forces while on duty;
3.
Recalls all relevant decisions and communiqués of the African Union and the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and the communiqués of the Peace and
Security Council of the African Union of 14 November 2019 and 27 January 2020, in which
the Council, inter alia, re-emphasized its request to the Government of South Sudan and the
African Union Commission to accelerate the establishment of transitional justice
mechanisms under chapter V of the Revitalized Agreement, and the constitution and electoral
processes, and urges immediate high-level political discussion among all the signatories to
address the outstanding issues;
4.
Emphasizes the need for the Government of South Sudan to continue to ensure
the meaningful participation of women and youth during all stages and in all structures
envisaged in the Revitalized Agreement, and for all parties to the Revitalized Agreement to
meet their commitments regarding women’s representation and to ensure balance in the
representation of youth, gender and national and regional diversity in their appointments;
5.
Stresses that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and
protection of human rights by taking measures to prevent human rights violations and to
provide an effective remedy for victims of such violations and abuses, and recalls that the
Government of South Sudan has the primary responsibility to protect the population from all
human rights violations, including by preventing violations of international humanitarian
law;
6.
Notes, however, the challenges facing the Government of South Sudan in this
regard, and encourages the international community to provide technical assistance to and
support the rule of law institutions to prevent, investigate and, as appropriate, prosecute
violations of human rights;
7.
Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to provide all necessary resources
to the National Elections Commission, the National Constitutional Review Commission and
the Political Parties Council, and encourages the international community to provide
technical assistance to these institutions;
8.
Calls upon the international community to provide technical and financial
assistance in order to further improve the services and capacity of police and prison officers,
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