The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Friday met the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) committee of the South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA).

The JMEC team led by Chief of Staff Ambassador Berhanu Kebede met the committee members headed by the Chairperson Hon. Adeng Leek Deng at the TNLA headquarters in Juba.

The government faces an “economic crisis”, which if left unchecked could lead to a further deterioration and possibly heightened social unrest, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has said. 

This could negatively impact the Peace process, said the Commission.

The humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains dire with approximately 4.2 million people displaced of whom 2.4 million are seeking refuge in neighboring countries, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission has said. In its quarterly report covering December 1, 2017 to March 31, this year, the Commission notes “food insecurity is widespread”. 

The success of the high level revitalization process is “highly dependent” on the exercise of political will by the South Sudanese parties and their willingness to compromise, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has said.

Communication Office

PRESS RELEASE

(For Immediate Publication)

Thursday, April 19, 2018, Juba, South Sudan

JMEC Chief of Staff: Teachers recognized as vital agents of peace

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has lauded teachers as key contributors to the peace process in South Sudan.
Addressing over 100 secondary school teachers at the opening of a two-day workshop on Thursday, JMEC Chief of Staff, Ambassador Berhanu Kebede said,

Distinguished guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen;

Good morning and welcome to our workshop on the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, the revitalization process and the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.

Let me begin by thanking ‘Crown the Woman’ for partnering with JMEC in convening this very important event. An important component of our mission at JMEC is to conduct outreach and inform the public and stakeholder groups, such as yourselves, about the Peace Agreement.

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has lauded teachers as key contributors to the peace process in South Sudan.  

17 April 2018

JMEC STATEMENT ON HLRF

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) met with the IGAD Special Envoy to South Sudan, Ambassador Dr Ismail Wais, today Tuesday 17 April 2018 in Juba and were informed of a change to the dates of the next phase of the High Level Revitalisation Forum, that was due to commence in Addis Ababa on 26th April. The new dates will be communicated by the Office of the Chairperson of the IGAD Council of Ministers in due course.

ENDS

For more info please contact Richard Bailey, JMEC Communications Advisor, on 0922 750 304

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Sunday held a meeting with a delegation from the African Union Peace and Security Council.

The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has on Friday held a meeting with a team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden.

The team is in South Sudan as part of its study tour to several countries to understand how gender issues are integrated into the United Nation mission’s implementation of its mandate and those of its partners.

The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) board meeting scheduled for today (Thursday, April 12) has been pushed to next month.

According to the Head of SDSR Board Secretariat, Col. Ufulle Gaaro F. Kenyi, the meeting could not take place due to a quorum hitch.