The Security Council will be renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and continuing to discuss the broader situation in South Sudan. As civilians, particularly women and girls, continue to bear the brunt of the conflict, including widespread displacement and human rights violations, the Council should focus on strengthening the human rights component of the mandate, ensuring the mission has the logistical support and resources needed to carry out its protection of civilians’ mandate; addressing the ongoing sexual and gender-based violence; and promoting women’s participation and issues in all aspects of the situation, including peacebuilding and community leadership in protection of civilians (PoC) sites. Council members are urged to take the following actions:

• Gender and Women’s Protection Advisors should be deployed to prevent violations and abuses committed against women including guaranteeing that medical and psychosocial services are available and accessible to survivors of SGBV (SCR 2127 (2013)) and ensuring that the mission’s protection strategy is inclusive of women, as per SCR 2187 (2014) and SCR 2122 (2013).
• Reporting arrangements, accountability mechanisms and justice systems that address the needs of SGBV survivors should be accelerated and established as per SCR 2187 (2014) and SCR 2106 (2013).
• The needs and voices of women IDPs and refugees should be incorporated into the design and delivery of humanitarian assistance, as well as the design and operation of protection of civilian sites.
• Ensure that UNMISS reports on its implementation of all aspects of women, peace and security, including its protection strategy, deployment of WPAs and the participation of women and women’s civil society organizations in all efforts to resolve the conflict and implement peace agreements.
• Ensure UNMISS continues to effectively provide protection to the Monitoring and Verification Teams, as per the mandate, that consider the safety of citizens, especially women, in reporting violations of the CoH.
• Encourage UNMISS to remain committed to the full and effective participation of women in decision-making processes at all levels, from PoC management committees to the formal peacemaking process.

The Security Council will be renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and continuing to discuss the broader situation in South Sudan. As civilians, particularly women and girls, continue to bear the brunt of the conflict, including widespread displacement and human rights violations, the Council should focus on strengthening the human rights component of the mandate, ensuring the mission has the logistical support and resources needed to carry out its protection of civilians’ mandate; addressing the ongoing sexual and gender-based violence; and promoting women’s participation and issues in all aspects of the situation, including peacebuilding and community leadership in protection of civilians (PoC) sites. Council members are urged to take the following actions:

• Gender and Women’s Protection Advisors should be deployed to prevent violations and abuses committed against women including guaranteeing that medical and psychosocial services are available and accessible to survivors of SGBV (SCR 2127 (2013)) and ensuring that the mission’s protection strategy is inclusive of women, as per SCR 2187 (2014) and SCR 2122 (2013).
• Reporting arrangements, accountability mechanisms and justice systems that address the needs of SGBV survivors should be accelerated and established as per SCR 2187 (2014) and SCR 2106 (2013).
• The needs and voices of women IDPs and refugees should be incorporated into the design and delivery of humanitarian assistance, as well as the design and operation of protection of civilian sites.
• Ensure that UNMISS reports on its implementation of all aspects of women, peace and security, including its protection strategy, deployment of WPAs and the participation of women and women’s civil society organizations in all efforts to resolve the conflict and implement peace agreements.
• Ensure UNMISS continues to effectively provide protection to the Monitoring and Verification Teams, as per the mandate, that consider the safety of citizens, especially women, in reporting violations of the CoH.
• Encourage UNMISS to remain committed to the full and effective participation of women in decision-making processes at all levels, from PoC management committees to the formal peacemaking process.