In its expected report and renewal of the mandate of UNMISS, the Security Council should ensure the current provisions on women’s empowerment in the mandate are strengthened, particularly in ensuring women participate in all aspects of constitution building and political work, and in all negotiations underway to resolve current crises. A key step would be supporting the development and implementation of a National Action Plan on WPS. In addition, the Council should:

• Ensure the protection component of UNMISS’s mandate is supported, and is resourced to provide protection to the South Sudanese population;
• Ensure DDR programs comprehensively support women associated with armed forces; and include in these efforts a comprehensive approach to mine action, and to dealing with the scourge of small arms and light weapons;
• Ensure concerted humanitarian support and training to the large number of returnees, both those in South Sudan and in preparation for those who are likely to return;
• Support the revision of South Sudan’s legal framework, particularly in ensuring that women have true access to justice, including in crimes of sexual violence and domestic violence, and in the interim ensure measures are taken to provide that access to justice for women;
• Ensure support for coordination of funding, development, and capacity building initiatives by the international community, particularly by mandating funding targets for women’s education/literacy, economic development, and agricultural engagement, as detailed in recommendations for the 2011 South Sudan International Engagement Conference;
• Particular attention in this development work should be paid to supporting traditionally underserved populations, including women with disabilities and rural women;
• Specifically request that the Secretary-General’s regular report on UNMISS include comprehensive sex-disaggregated data, analysis, and recommendations; and
• In line with a number of such measures the UNSC has supported, ensure that there are provisions for crucial and long-term support to civil society, particularly women’s rights organizations, and ensure that UNMISS is mandated to engage with and support the South Sudanese people, including in rural areas.

In its expected report and renewal of the mandate of UNMISS, the Security Council should ensure the current provisions on women’s empowerment in the mandate are strengthened, particularly in ensuring women participate in all aspects of constitution building and political work, and in all negotiations underway to resolve current crises. A key step would be supporting the development and implementation of a National Action Plan on WPS. In addition, the Council should:

• Ensure the protection component of UNMISS’s mandate is supported, and is resourced to provide protection to the South Sudanese population;
• Ensure DDR programs comprehensively support women associated with armed forces; and include in these efforts a comprehensive approach to mine action, and to dealing with the scourge of small arms and light weapons;
• Ensure concerted humanitarian support and training to the large number of returnees, both those in South Sudan and in preparation for those who are likely to return;
• Support the revision of South Sudan’s legal framework, particularly in ensuring that women have true access to justice, including in crimes of sexual violence and domestic violence, and in the interim ensure measures are taken to provide that access to justice for women;
• Ensure support for coordination of funding, development, and capacity building initiatives by the international community, particularly by mandating funding targets for women’s education/literacy, economic development, and agricultural engagement, as detailed in recommendations for the 2011 South Sudan International Engagement Conference;
• Particular attention in this development work should be paid to supporting traditionally underserved populations, including women with disabilities and rural women;
• Specifically request that the Secretary-General’s regular report on UNMISS include comprehensive sex-disaggregated data, analysis, and recommendations; and
• In line with a number of such measures the UNSC has supported, ensure that there are provisions for crucial and long-term support to civil society, particularly women’s rights organizations, and ensure that UNMISS is mandated to engage with and support the South Sudanese people, including in rural areas.