Representatives vote on a draft resolution during a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 14, 2024. The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to approve a "technical rollover" for the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
UNITED NATIONS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to approve a "technical rollover" for the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Resolution 2726, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, decides to extend the mandate of UNMISS till April 30, 2024, and authorizes UNMISS to use all necessary means to carry out its tasks.
The technical rollover will allow more time for council members to evaluate South Sudan's election preparedness and discuss the substantive extension of the mission's mandate, which includes technical assistance to South Sudan's elections.
UNMISS is currently tasked, among other things, to provide technical assistance, including capacity-building, and logistical support for the electoral process, as well as security support to facilitate the electoral cycle. The UN secretary-general's latest report on South Sudan, however, reserved judgment on the country's preparedness for elections scheduled for December 2024. ■
