A/HRC/RES/58/31 Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, Welcoming 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 Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing and the Compensation and Reparation Authority, which, following the recent enactment of laws thereon, must now be operationalized together with the expedited establishment of the hybrid court for South Sudan, in conjunction with the African Union, 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 also 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, Noting the decision by the Government of South Sudan to extend the transition period by two years, and encouraging the South Sudanese parties to demonstrate political will by making effective use of the extended transitional period to address outstanding issues in the Revitalized Agreement, Recalling that the people of South Sudan remain convinced that holding peaceful, fair, credible and inclusive elections is a viable path to ending the political transition, paving the way for lasting peace, development and prosperity, 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. Encourages the parties and all stakeholders in South Sudan to continue to build on the current momentum by speedily implementing all outstanding provisions of the Revitalized Agreement; 3. 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; 4. 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 the constitution and electoral processes, and urges immediate high-level political discussion among all the signatories to address the outstanding issues; 5. 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; 6. 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 2