Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The UN Security Council on Friday renewed for one year the arms embargo against South Sudan, along with targeted sanctions including a travel ban and asset freeze on specific individuals and entities.
The UNSC “Decides to renew until 31 May 2026 the measures on arms imposed by paragraph 4 of resolution 2428 (2018), and reaffirms the provisions of paragraph 5 of resolution 2428 (2018) as well as paragraph 2 of resolution 2683 (2023), which removed the notification requirement for the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment, solely in support of the implementation of the terms of the peace agreement, and related technical assistance or training on non-lethal military equipment;
The resolution was adopted with nine votes in favor and six abstentions. It also extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts, which supports the South Sudan Sanctions Committee, until July 1, 2026.
Abstaining were the African Security Council members Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Somalia, as well as China, Pakistan, and Russia.
The resolution reiterates the Council’s readiness to review the arms embargo measures—potentially modifying, suspending, or progressively lifting them—based on progress toward key benchmarks outlined in Resolution 2577 (2021). It encourages South Sudanese authorities to continue making progress.
It further decides to keep targeted sanctions under continuous review and expresses readiness to adjust these measures as necessary, whether by modifying, suspending, lifting, or strengthening them in response to evolving circumstances.
The resolution requests the UN Secretary-General, in close consultation with the UN Mission in South Sudan and the Panel of Experts, to conduct an assessment of progress on the key benchmarks by April 15, 2026.
“(The UN) Requests in this regard the Secretary-General, in close consultation with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Panel of Experts, to conduct, no later than 15 April 2026, an assessment of progress achieved on the key benchmarks established in paragraph 2 of resolution 2577 (2021);
” (the UN)… encourages the South Sudan authorities to achieve further progress in this regard,” said the statement.
South Sudanese authorities are reportedly requested to report to the Sanctions Committee by the same date on their progress.
UNSC first imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in 2018. Despite preconditions, South Sudan continued the path of violence. Ever since, the UN has renewed the bans due to continuous insecurity in the country.
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