PSC/AHG/COMM/1.(CDXVI)
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(a)
inclusivity with the participation of all stakeholders, both armed belligerents and those
who did not take up arms, including other political actors, civil society, traditional and
religious leaders, youth and women. In this respect, Council welcomes the release of
some of the detainees to the custody of President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, and looks
forward to the resolution of the cases of the remaining ones,
(b)
comprehensiveness, as the dialogue has to address the challenges of governance,
democratization, management of diversity and resources, and other relevant issues,
keeping in mind the relevant AU instruments to which South Sudan is a party, and
(c)
a strong sense of patriotism and primacy of the interest of the Republic of South Sudan
and its people, the objective being the building of a viable state and a new sense of
South Sudanese nationhood;
12.
Requests the Commission, consistent with earlier decisions of Council and in close
coordination with IGAD and its Mediation Team, to fully support this process, notably through
the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), which is, among others, mandated to assist
South Sudan to address its democratization and governance challenges;
13.
Commends the efforts deployed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS) to ensure the protection of the civilian population, including the provision of shelter
and other forms of assistance to the Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPS). Council calls upon the
Government of the Republic of South Sudan and all other parties on the ground to fully
cooperate with UNMISS in the implementation of its protection mandate;
14.
Further commends the donors and humanitarian agencies for the assistance rendered
to the affected populations, and calls for the mobilization of additional resources to meet the
needs on the ground;
15.
Decides to remain actively seized of the situation.