South Sudan
| Performance Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Understanding of anti-personnel mine contamination (20% of overall score) | 8 |
| National ownership and programme management (10% of overall score) | 4 |
| Gender (10% of overall score) | 6 |
| Information management and reporting (10% of overall score) | 7 |
| Planning and tasking (10% of overall score) | 6 |
| Land release system (20% of overall score) | 8 |
| Land release outputs and Article 5 compliance (20% of overall score) | 6 |
| Performance score | 6.7 |
Key Developments
In 2022, clearance of cluster munition remnants (CMR) and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) continued to be prioritised over mine clearance due to the far higher number of victims from UXO. However, release of anti-personnel (AP) mined area increased in 2022 to 2.28km2 from just over 0.28km2 in 2021, primarily due to the cancellation of an old, large polygon measuring 1.98km2. While acknowledging the challenges, South Sudan maintains it is on track to clear all AP mined areas by its Article 5 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) deadline of 26 July 2026. It is, however, increasingly unlikely that South Sudan will meet this deadline. On 12 June 2023, the South Sudanese parliament passed the National Mine Action Authority Bill.
Recommendations for Action
- South Sudan should develop a new mine action strategy to replace its 2018–2022 Strategy.
- 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 to attract new and former donors.
- South Sudan should clarify the steps it is taking to mainstream gender across its mine action programme to ensure that diverse needs are duly considered.
- South Sudan should ensure that the information management system is nationally owned and can be sustainably managed post-completion.
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