Written question asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 April 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 May 2023. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 May 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

South Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what financial contribution they made in (1) 2021 and (2) 2022, to the bodies which oversee the implementation of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan: namely the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission and the Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism; and what is their planned contribution for 2023.

Answer: Poor implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement to date is driving violence and the humanitarian crisis. It is vital that the South Sudanese government deliver progress according to timelines set out in their Roadmap. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) and the Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) play an important part in monitoring the peace agreement. The FCDO funds in-kind support through the placement of technical experts in both CTSAMVM and RJMEC. In Financial Year 2021-2022, this amounted to £1.2 million in-kind support and in Financial Year 2022-2023 support totalled £407,261. For Financial Year 2023-2024, the FCDO has committed to up to £480,000 continued in-kind support.

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