A/HRC/45/CRP.4 Agreement was that women’s participation in the transitional justice institutions must now meet the 35 per cent general threshold of the 2015 Agreement. 86 5. In May 2019, when the parties to the R-ARCSS agreed to extend the pre-transitional period leading to the formation of a unified Government for an additional six months, key reasons were to enable: the implementation of critical prerequisites for the transition, including the resolution of the number of states and their boundaries; the review and drafting of key legislation; the incorporation of the Revitalised Agreement into the Transitional Constitution; and the cantonment, training, and redeployment of the Necessary Unified Forces. More than halfway into this period, implementation of these tasks continues to face delays, while key timelines and benchmarks have remained largely unmet. 6. The foregoing Workshop fell under the backdrop of the end of the pre-transitional period in November 2019, presenting an opportunity to reflect on the progress and challenges in implementing the Chapter V mechanisms of criminal prosecutions, truth seeking, reparations, and institutional reforms. South Sudanese women, men, and children are desperate for genuine peace and reconciliation, but many are asking what channels exist to support a just and meaningful transitional justice process to achieve accountability, peace, reconciliation, and to establish the rule of law. II. Goals and Objectives 7. • Examine the role of national, regional and international mechanisms including the UN, African Union and other stakeholders in assisting with the implementation of R-ARCSS and strengthening justice and accountability mechanisms; • Discuss critical issues that implementing actors, including the AU, the Government of South Sudan, the RJMEC and civil society need to take into account when considering the establishment of the hybrid court, and the truth seeking and reparations mechanisms of the RARCSS; • Assess and analyze the, security challenges and political context that need to be taken into account to create a conducive environment for a successful transitional justice program in South Sudan including political will, national ownership and security; • Examine the coordination and sequencing (where necessary) of the various transitional justice mechanisms outlined in the RARCSS with a view to ensuring their timely establishment; • Assess the challenges of ensuring a victims centered, gender sensitive transitional justice process which pays particular attention to women and girls as well as the youth who have been disproportionately affected by the conflict.; • Identify and examine best practices for a holistic approach to the pursuit of accountability, justice, truth, reconciliation and reparation in South Sudan; • Examine the complimentary role of traditional justice and reconciliation mechanisms in shaping transitional justice processes in South Sudan; • Explore the viability of domestic accountability options and the reach of the formal justice system in ensuring meaningful accountability for serious conflict related crimes; III. 86 The workshop looked at the following key issues among others; Expected Outcomes • A comprehensive policy framework and strategy for: • implementing Chapter V of the R-ARCSS in accordance with international norms and standards; R-ARCSS, Article 5.1.1. 28