The Council is expected to renew the mandate and receive a report on the UN mission in Abyei (UNISFA). The mandate should include specific language on women’s role in political solutions to the ongoing crisis; gender dimensions of the humanitarian situation; and specific gender language regarding human rights monitoring. The report on the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) should include gender analysis, inter alia in the areas of SSR, rule of law, peacebuilding and implementation of peacebuilding benchmarks. Humanitarian concerns should be central, and the mission should provide specific information on efforts to address violations of women’s rights, including sexual violence, and addressing impunity for these crimes. The South Sudan Human Rights Commission and the UNMISS human rights team must fulfill their commitment to investigate inter-communal violence in Jonglei, and make their reports and recommendations public. UNMISS should mobilize necessary resources, particularly dedicated senior gender expertise, to ensure protection of civilians and to prevent human rights violations against local communities. The mission should ensure any support to the SPLA and the government during civilian disarmament is in line with UNMISS’ mandate to protect civilians and with the UN Human Rights Due Diligence Policy on support to non-UN security forces. In its consideration of the report on the status of negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan, Council members should enquire as to women’s full representation in these negotiations, and women’s rights and priorities in the outcomes of the negotiations.