A/HRC/RES/58/1
Acknowledging the impact of the sustained challenge posed by the ongoing armed
conflict in the Republic of the Sudan to stability in South Sudan, as well as to local, regional,
national and international efforts to advance the situation of human rights in South Sudan,
Noting with concern that attacks on humanitarian workers continue unabated in South
Sudan, and calling upon all parties to enable the delivery of humanitarian assistance and
protection of humanitarian workers while ensuring full compliance with international
humanitarian law, in line with Security Council resolution 2730 (2024) of 24 May 2024,
Reaffirming the need to ensure the security of United Nations personnel, including
members of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, and urging all parties to protect
humanitarian workers and peacekeeping personnel in the country,
Noting with concern the recent escalation of violence in South Sudan, including the
killing of United Nations Mission in South Sudan personnel, as well as arrests of senior
military and political figures, and welcoming regional efforts towards dialogue and deescalation, including the forty-third Extraordinary Summit of the Intergovernmental
Authority on Development Heads of State and Government,
1.
Welcomes and expresses its appreciation to the Government of South Sudan
for its continued cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the Commission on
Human Rights in South Sudan in the fulfilment of their mandates, including by authorizing
travel to and within the country, facilitating meetings and providing relevant information;
2.
Calls upon the Government to cooperate fully and constructively with and to
give unhindered access to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and to regional,
subregional and international mechanisms on the ground;
3.
Welcomes and expresses its appreciation to the Government of South Sudan
for having facilitated a visit by the members of the Commission on Human Rights in South
Sudan to the country in February 2025, allowing them to hold meetings with a range of actors,
including victims and witnesses in various locations, and welcomes the meetings between
the commissioners and senior government representatives;
4.
Notes the ongoing cooperation of the Government of South Sudan with the
African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the United Nations
Mission in South Sudan, including its Human Rights Division, and welcomes in this regard
the field visit undertaken at the ministerial level by the members of the African Union Highlevel Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan (also known as C5) to Juba from 15 to 17 January
2025;
5.
Welcomes the recently enacted laws establishing the Commission for Truth,
Reconciliation and Healing and the Compensation and Reparation Authority, and calls upon
the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity to fully operationalize these laws,
with the support of the African Union, and provide the resources necessary to implement
them;
6.
Notes with regret that many elements of the Revitalized Agreement on the
Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan that are critical to guaranteeing an
enduring and sustainable peace in South Sudan and promoting accountability for victims of
human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law remain
mostly unimplemented;
7.
Notes with concern that no progress has been made in establishing the hybrid
court for South Sudan, and urges the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity
to work with the African Union to establish this institution without further delay;
8.
Urges the Government of South Sudan to demonstrate the political will to
achieve urgent and tangible progress on implementation of the Revitalized Agreement and
other efforts to further promote and protect human rights, tackle persistent impunity for
violations and abuses, prevent further violations and abuses of human rights and ensure
accountability for violations of international humanitarian law and related crimes;
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