This archive includes agreements, draft proposals, summit communiqués, agendas, progress reports, public statements by the IGAD Mediators, and other relevant documents. It also includes statements and other relevant documents from the African Union, the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, Norway), and the United Nations Security Council.
It does not contain every document from the peace process. It is a curated selection, aimed to maximize understanding and not overload readers with thousands of documents that, absent further context and explanation, may confuse rather than elucidate.
The Chief Mediator reports the continuation of fighting despite the COHA, and notes that he and his colleagues "have concluded that it would be difficult to expect the Parties to reach a permanent ceasefire as proposed by the Government without negotiating and reaching agreement on the underlying causes of the crisis."
The African Union (AU) Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan adopts its terms of reference and agrees on the support required for the fulfillment of its mandate.
A Commission of Inquiry is appointed to investigate human rights violations and other abuses committed during the armed conflict that broke out in South Sudan in mid-December 2013. The five-member Commission of Inquiry is headed by former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo.
Describes developments in February and March 2014 and calls for an IGAD Summit to provide further direction.
The Communique instructs the IGAD Special Envoys to develop a framework for the next phase of negotiations in South Sudan, including specific modalities on structure, representation, and timeframe, so as to ensure dialogue is truly inclusive; and further instructs them to ensure that such a framework is developed with a view to involve a broad range of South Sudanese government, political, and civil society actors in a reinvigorated constitutional process.
Reports developments in the mediation process since December 2013, and the activities of the mediation office since 1 January 2014.
Report provides an update on the evolution of the mediation efforts led by IGAD and the prevailing situation on the ground, as well as observations on the way forward.