Assembly/AU/Dec.536(XXIII) Page 4 UPON all stakeholders to work towards creating an enabling environment for the success of this Initiative. The Assembly ENCOURAGES the AUHIP to extend all necessary support to this Initiative; 12. EXPRESSES ITS DEEP CONCERN over the grave security and humanitarian situation in South Sudan and ECHOES the statement made by the 26th Extraordinary Summit of IGAD, held on 10 June 2014, expressing disappointment at the failures of both parties to honour their commitments to date, and CALLS UPON THEM to live up to their commitments and the expectations of their people. The Assembly REITERATES AU’S DEEP APPRECIATION to IGAD and its Chairperson, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia, the other leaders of the region, as well as to the IGAD Mediation Team, for their sustained efforts and the results achieved to date, including the signing, in Addis Ababa, on 9 May 2014, by President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Dr. Riek Machar, of the Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan, the lunching of a multistakeholders political process in Addis Ababa and the deployment of the IGAD Monitoring and Verification Teams (MVTs). The Assembly WELCOMES the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2155 (2014), enhancing the strength and mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), including the deployment of three battalions with additional responsibility for protecting the MVTs, as well as contributing to the implementation of the Mission's overall mandate. The Assembly NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the work done by the AU Commission of Inquiry, COMMENDS former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and other members of the Commission for their commitment, CALLS UPON all the concerned parties, in particular the Government and the Sudan People‟s Liberation Movement (SPLM) in opposition, to extend full cooperation to the Commission, and LOOKS FORWARD to its final report; 13. WELCOMES the continued commitment of The Sudan and South Sudan to implement the Cooperation Agreements they signed in Addis Ababa on 27 September 2012, with the support of the AUHIP, and NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the progress achieved to date. The Assembly URGES the two countries to make renewed efforts towards the resolution of the outstanding issues, notably the conclusive determination of the centre line of the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ), the demarcation of the border and the determination of the status of the five disputed border areas, as well as the resolution of the Abyei issue, including the urgent and full implementation of Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, in line with the relevant PSC decisions and the commitments made by the two countries at various bilateral Summits. The Assembly WELCOMES the Joint Approach to the international community for assistance to The Sudan and South Sudan through transitional financial assistance to The Sudan, development support to South Sudan, comprehensive debt relief and lifting of economic sanctions imposed on The Sudan, EXPRESSES SUPPORT for the conclusions of the Tripartite Committee established in the context of the Cooperation Agreements, reached at its meeting, held in Addis Ababa, from 31 May to 3 June 2014, and REQUESTS the AUHIP to continue supporting the efforts of the two countries;