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9.
Acknowledges that demonstrable progress in key human rights issues of
concern is critical to any future change to the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights
in South Sudan;
10.
Urges the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity, when
finalized, to establish all transitional institutions, including the hybrid court for South Sudan,
the commission for truth, reconciliation and healing and the compensation and reparation
authority, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Revitalized Agreement;
11.
Recognizes the importance of an inclusive process for national dialogue and
the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement, and urges all parties and international
partners to engage constructively with the African Union Commission, the African Union
High Representative for South Sudan and the institutions created pursuant to the Revitalized
Agreement;
12.
Stresses the need for the effective and meaningful participation of women
during all stages and in all structures envisaged in the Revitalized Agreement, and for all
parties to the Agreement to meet their commitments regarding women’s representation and
to have regard to the need to ensure balance in the representation of youth, gender and
national and regional diversity in their appointments;
13.
Calls upon the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity to allow
and facilitate, in line with United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian assistance, the
full, safe, rapid and unhindered access of relief personnel, equipment and supplies free of
unnecessary duties and taxes to all those in need, in particular to the 1.67 million internally
displaced persons and 6.35 million people who are food insecure;
14.
Recognizes the important role and efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority
on Development in bringing parties together to work towards a peaceful resolution to the
conflict, supporting the inclusion of civil society, women and youth in the negotiations and
securing the Revitalized Agreement;
15.
Also recognizes the important role of the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and
Evaluation Commission and the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements
Monitoring and Verification Mechanism in supporting the implementation of the Revitalized
Agreement and its ceasefire provisions, and urges all parties and international partners to
engage constructively with all the bodies created pursuant to the Revitalized Agreement;
16.
Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict,1
while expressing grave concern at the findings of the Secretary-General in his report on
children and armed conflict in South Sudan2 and of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan
submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2428 (2018) of 9 April 2019; 3
17.
Also welcomes the joint reports of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan entitled
“Conflict-related violations and abuses in Central Equatoria: September 2018–April 2019”
and “Conflict-related sexual violence in Northern Unity: September–December 2018”, while
deeply concerned by their findings regarding the persistence of localized conflict-related
sexual violence against women and men, boys and girls, and the lack of accountability for
perpetrators;
18.
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Commission on Human
Rights in South Sudan4 and the recommendations contained therein;
19.
Notes with appreciation that the Government of South Sudan has cooperated
with the Office of the High Commissioner, the special procedures of the Human Rights
Council and the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan in the fulfilment of its
mandate, including by authorizing travel to and within the country and providing meetings
and relevant information, and calls upon the Government to cooperate fully and
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A/73/907–S/2019/509.
S/2018/865.
S/2019/301.
A/HRC/43/56.
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