Background: The IGAD Monitoring & Verification Mechanism (MVM) was set up in February 2014 to monitor implementation of the COHA by the two Parties to the Agreement, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) and the SPLM/A In Opposition, as well as any armed groups under their control or invited to support them. The MVM has 6 Monitoring and Verification Teams (MVTs) deployed to the states of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity, where hostilities have occurred. The Teams monitor violations through direct observation and investigation, including information-gathering from varied sources. There is an extensive process of fact-checking before each violation is verified and submitted to the Office of the IGAD Special Envoys for South Sudan, who carry out a further review. The following is a report of the most recent verified violations. Since The Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan was signed on 26 August 2015 the MVM reports violations of the Permanent Ceasefire which forms part of the Agreement and which includes all provisions of the COHA.
 Summary of Latest Reports of Violations of the Permanent Ceasefire V050 and 51 ENG.pdf | [ ] | 201 kB |