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Security Council Extends Sanctions Regime on South Sudan for One Year, Adopting Resolution 2731 (2024) by Vote of 9 in Favour, 6 Abstentions
The Security Council today extended for one year the sanctions regime — including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo — imposed on South Sudan, reiterating its readiness to review arms embargo measures through modification, suspension or progressive lifting, in light of progress achieved on critical established benchmarks, as numerous speakers highlighted that the text fails to acknowledge Juba’s positive achievements and, instead, hinders its efforts to peace and stability. Resolution 2731 (2024) (to be issued as document S/RES/2731(2024)) was adopted by a recorded vote of 9 votes in favour (Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States) to none against, with 6 abstentions (Algeria, China, Guyana, Mozambique, Russian Federation and Sierra Leone). By its terms, the Council, underscoring that arms shipments in violation of this resolution risk fuelling conflict and contributing to further instability, strongly urged all Member States to identify and prevent such shipments within their territory. It also reiterated its call on all Member States — in particular States neighbouring South Sudan — to inspect all cargo to South Sudan in their territory, if there are reasonable grounds to believe the cargo contains items the supply, sale or transfer of which is prohibited by paragraph 4 of resolution 2428 (2018). Furthermore, the 15-member organ requested the Secretary-General — in close consultation with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Panel of Experts set up to assist the South Sudan Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) in carrying out its mandate — to submit by 15 April 2025 an assessment report on progress achieved on the key benchmarks established in paragraph 2 of resolution 2577 (2021). Also by the text, the Council decided to extend until 1 July 2025 the mandate of the Panel of Experts as set out in paragraph 19 of resolution 2428 (2018), and that the Panel should provide to the Council an interim report by 1 December 2024, a final report by 1 May 2025, and — except in months when these reports are due — updates each month.