A/HRC/RES/52/1 Noting the passing of legislation in December 2022, such as the Constitution Making Process Act, as part of the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement, while noting the urgent need to open the civic and political space, to adopt an election law, to establish an inclusive electoral system and to advance an inclusive permanent constitution-making process to create the environment for free, fair and inclusive elections, Noting also the agreement by the President and First Vice President to remove sections 54 and 55 of the 2014 National Security Service Act relating to the arrest and detention powers of the National Security Service, and encouraging the Government of South Sudan to secure the passage of the necessary legislative amendments and to give effect to this change without delay, Recognizing the provision of technical assistance and capacity-building by the international community to South Sudan to date, including by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Commission for Human Rights in South Sudan and other bodies of the United Nations, and the continuing need to provide quality, coordinated and coherent technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights, including in response to requests of the Government of South Sudan, and that this continued provision, in addition to the political will of the leaders of South Sudan to address ongoing challenges, remains vital to efforts by all actors to realize peace, stability and a sustainable improvement in the situation of human rights in South Sudan, Welcoming the conference on transitional justice organized by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan in Mombasa, Kenya in February 2023, with the participation of the Government of South Sudan, which resulted in key agreed priorities and the decision to meet quarterly in Juba to review progress on these priorities and to address challenges to their implementation, Noting the acceptance by South Sudan of 222 out of 258 recommendations made by States at its review during the third cycle of the universal periodic review,1 Warmly welcoming the joint ecumenical visit to South Sudan by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, who assessed that the reconciliation process was “stagnant” and the “promise of peace unfulfilled”, and warmly welcoming also their call upon all parties to the Revitalized Agreement to end conflict, bloodshed, sexual and gender-based violence and mutual recrimination, and to deliver peace for the people of South Sudan through full implementation of the Revitalized Agreement; to guarantee the full enjoyment of all human rights, including the right to the freedoms of expression and of association; and to ensure the meaningful participation of women and youth in public life, Noting the additional and sustained challenges posed by the global climate change, food security and energy security emergencies 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 ensure an enabling political, administrative, operational and legal environment for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and protection of humanitarian workers while ensuring full compliance with international humanitarian law, 1. Notes with regret the lack of sufficient progress in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan since its signature and, while noting that many elements of the Revitalized Agreement that are critical to guaranteeing an enduring and sustainable peace in South Sudan are still to be implemented, calls upon the Government to demonstrate the political will to achieve tangible progress on this issue, including on implementation of the Revitalized Agreement and other efforts to further promote and protect human rights, and to prevent further human rights violations and abuses; 2. 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 1 See A/HRC/50/14. 3