Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 9980th meeting

South Sudan at ‘turning point’ amid worsening violence, humanitarian crisis, speakers tell Security Council, urging renewed dialogue, end to fighting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:39:32
• Production Date: 18 August 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; SANCTIONS; VIOLENCE; SOUTH SUDAN SITUATION; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; DISPLACED PERSONS; CEASEFIRES; DIPLOMACY; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; DETAINED PERSONS; PEACE AGREEMENTS; RELIEF PERSONNEL; SUDAN SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN; SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3437610
• Parent Id: 3437079
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 9980 SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN 18 AUG 2025 AM

Description

Escalating violence, political deadlock and a deepening humanitarian crisis puts South Sudan “at a turning point”, the Security Council heard today, as several UN and regional officials urged an end to hostilities, protection of civilians, and a renewed commitment to the Revitalized Peace Agreement.

Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, referring to the Secretary-General’s report on the matter (document S/2025/504), informed the 15-member Council that since March clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) have “resulted in deaths, displacement and destruction of civilian infrastructure”.

And despite repeated calls from the United Nations, African Union and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for de-escalation and dialogue, “these calls have not yielded any concrete response”, and unilateral violations continue to weaken the unity Government’s ability to implement the agreement.

• Briefer: Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
• Briefer: George Aggrey Owinow, Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission
• Briefer: Murithi Mutiga, Programme Director for Africa of the International Crisis Group

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan

S/PV.9980