South Sudan

In 2022, clearance of cluster munition remnants (CMR) and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) continued to be prioritised over mine clearance due to the higher number of victims. Despite a background of ongoing insecurity, CMR-contaminated area released in 2022 increased slightly to 4.3km² up from 3.9km² in 2021. It is, however, increasingly unlikely that South Sudan will meet its self-imposed deadline for clearing all CMR of July 2026. Having acceded to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) on 4 August 2023, the Treaty will enter into force for South Sudan on 1 February 2024 and its Article 4 clearance deadline will 1 February 2034. South Sudan should be able to fulfil its Article 4 obligations within the initial 10-year CCM deadline.

• South Sudan should increase its financial support for mine action operations as well as to the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA).
• South Sudan should strengthen the coordination of mine action and develop a resource mobilisation strategy.
• South Sudan should ensure that the voluntary Article 7 reports it submits contain accurate data consistent with the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), disaggregated by suspected hazardous area (SHA) and confirmed hazardous area (CHA).

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