UN, monitors warn South Sudan peace deal faces irretrievable breakdown

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and peace monitors have called for urgent efforts to avert the collapse of South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement, warning that the country’s political and security situation has “continued to deteriorate significantly.”
The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) said the peace deal has been “severely undermined,” citing growing armed clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In-Opposition (SPLA-IO), which it said constitute a clear breach of the Permanent Ceasefire.