CHAPTER II: PERMANENT CEASEFIRE AND TRANSITIONAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS

CHAPTER II: PERMANENT CEASEFIRE AND TRANSITIONAL SECURITY
ARRANGEMENTS
2.1. The Permanent Ceasefire
2.1.1. The Parties hereby agree that the Permanent Ceasefire signed in the
Khartoum Declaration of 27th June 2018, which came into effect on 1st July
2018, shall be observed meticulously throughout the Republic of South
Sudan to ensure sustainable peace, and facilitate the operationalization of
the Transitional Security Arrangements and the voluntary repatriation,
resettlement, rehabilitation and reintegration of returnees and Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs).
2.1.2. In observing the permanent ceasefire, the Parties reiterate all their
commitments under the Cessation of Hostilities (CoHA) signed on 21st
December 2017.
2.1.3. The Parties shall, immediately upon signing, disseminate the provisions of
this Agreement to all forces, allies and affiliates under their command or
influence to ensure compliance.
2.1.4. The Permanent Ceasefire shall apply to all forces of the warring parties and
all other forces or militias allied to either Party, and shall be based on the
Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities (CoHA), Protection of Civilians and
Humanitarian Access of 21st December 2017, and its implementation
modalities matrix.
2.1.5. Within seventy-two (72) hours of the signing of this Agreement, the Parties
shall embark on all the ceasefire arrangements including disengagement and
separation of forces in close proximity, withdrawal of allied troops and
opening of humanitarian corridors. All relevant provisions of the
Agreement on Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan of 2015 (ARCSS)
shall apply unless it is agreed otherwise.
2.1.6. Prisoners of War (PoWs) and detainees shall be released immediately under
the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

2.1.7. The Parties shall ensure that all non-South Sudanese armed groups leave the
country within the Pre-Transitional Period.
2.1.8. All Parties agree to cease security forces recruitment and training of late
recruits.
2.1.9. No revenge, vengeance or retribution and any kind of violation of the
Permanent Ceasefire is allowed under any circumstances.
2.1.10.The Parties shall refrain from prohibited actions outlined in the CoHA of
21st December 2017, which inter-alia include but are not limited to:
2.1.10.1. actions that may impede or delay the provision of humanitarian
assistance, or protection of civilians, and restrict free movement
of people;
2.1.10.2. acts and forms of sexual and gender-based violence, including
sexual exploitation and harassment;
2.1.10.3. recruitment and/or use of child soldiers by armed forces or
militias in contravention of international conventions;
2.1.10.4. offensive, provocative or retaliatory actions such as dissemination
of hostile propaganda, recruitment, mobilization, redeployment
and movement of forces, except for administrative and logistical
movements allowed under CoHA of 21st December 2017, which
shall be reported to the CTSAMVM prior to movements, and
any other activities that may jeopardize this Agreement;
2.1.10.5. acts of hostility, intimidation, violence or attacks against the
following: civilian population including IDPs, returnees and
media personnel; UNMISS/RPF personnel, installations and
equipment; international humanitarian agencies including the
UN agencies, International Organizations and Non￾Governmental Organizations (national and international),
including their personnel, installations and equipment; IGAD
institutions such as the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and
Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) and CTSAMVM personnel,
installations, and equipment.

2.1.10.6. movement and access restrictions on CTSAMVM and
UNMISS/RPF personnel performing their duties as prescribed
by their mandates.
2.1.10.7. The Parties shall adhere to the obligations outlined in the CoHA
of 21st December 2017, which inter-alia include but are not
limited to:
2.1.10.7.1. respect and ensure full compliance with international
humanitarian law;
2.1.10.7.2. cessation of all hostile military actions as defined in
the CoHA of 21st December 2017;
2.1.10.7.3. ensuring accountability for breaches of this
Agreement;
2.1.10.7.4. protection of human rights of civilians at all times to
ensure safety and dignity of individuals and communities;
2.1.10.7.5. protection of the needs of women, girls and those of
other groups with special needs;
2.1.10.7.6. cooperation with UNMISS in the discharge of its
mandate to protect civilians;
2.1.10.7.7. fully support the full and rapid deployment and
operations of the Regional Protection Force;
2.1.10.7.8. uphold international law, and shall allow and
facilitate unfettered access for people in need to receive
humanitarian assistance from the United Nations, and
impartial international and national non-governmental
organizations; and
2.1.10.7.9. guarantee the safety and security of all humanitarian
personnel.
2.1.10.8. Free movement of citizens, commodities and services shall be
guaranteed.
2.1.10.9. Humanitarian corridors for relief shall be immediately opened.

2.1.11.The Parties agree to a Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security
Arrangements (PCTSA) workshop in Khartoum to be convened by the
CTSAMM, which should be completed within fourteen (14) days of the
signing of this Agreement. Those nominated by the parties for the
workshop shall among others:
2.1.11.1. declare the disposition of their forces down to battalion level, or
lowest possible unit depending on the size of the armed group or
army;
2.1.11.2. establish forces concentration areas, the minimum number of
troops for each concentration area shall be determined by
CTSAMVM and individual armed groups depending on the total
size of their organizations;
2.1.11.3. establish disengagement procedures;
2.1.11.4. determine the type and size of security forces needed for the
protection of all cities; and
2.1.11.5. ratify Implementation Matrix and Ceasefire Master Map.
2.1.11.6. A process of national healing and reconciliation shall commence
at the beginning of the pre-transitional period and shall include
all forces and affected people
2.2. The Pre-Transitional Period
2.2.1. The Pre-Transitional Period shall start on D-Day and continue up to the
completion of the training and redeployment of the necessary unified
forces. However, training and redeployment of the necessary unified forces
shall be completed within a period that shall not exceed eight (8) months.
This provision prevails on any other contrary text.
2.2.2. The Parties agree to the disengagement and separation of their forces, which
are in close proximity, and the assembly and cantonment of their forces
within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement to enable
registration of personnel, weapons and equipment accountability, screening,
re-organization and/or disarmament and demobilization. Forces in
cantonment shall receive non-military logistical supplies including food,
shelter and access to medical care.

2.2.3. The following activities shall take place during the Pre-Transitional Period:
2.2.3.1. Civilian areas shall be immediately demilitarized. This includes
schools, service centers, occupied houses, IDP camps, protection of
civilian sites, villages, churches, mosques, ritual centers and
livelihood areas.
2.2.3.2. Disengagement, separation of forces and collection of long and
medium range heavy weapons.
2.2.3.3. All forces shall be cantoned under the supervision of the current
monitoring bodies at their present barracks and sites. However,
cantoned forces shall be assembled in accessible areas and in a size
of not less than a battalion.
2.2.3.4. Maps detailing present locations and lists stating numbers of forces
not previously declared as per CoHA shall be presented to the
monitoring and verification mechanisms and the Joint Military
Ceasefire Commission (JMCC). Lists shall include size of forces,
weaponry, equipment and ammunition.
2.2.3.5. All forces shall be screened and classified according to known
military criteria followed for the purposes of recruitment for the
army, police, national security and other services. Ineligible
individuals shall be referred to DDR.
2.2.4. The Joint Defence Board (JDB), shall recommend to the Commanders-in￾Chief, for the formation of a Joint Transitional Security Committee (JTSC),
comprising representatives from the warring parties.
2.2.5. Half of the members of the Joint Transitional Security Committee (JTSC)
shall be from the TGoNU and the other half from the opposition groups
collectively. Eight (8) of the party members of the Joint Transitional Security
Committee (JTSC) shall be from TGoNU, five (5) members shall be from
the SPLM/A-IO and three (3) members from SSOA. Decision of the JTSC
shall be adopted by consensus.
2.2.6. The JTSC shall be co-chaired by the nominees of the Incumbent TGoNU
and the SPLM/A-IO and shall be supported by a Secretariat nominee from
SSOA.

2.2.7. The JTSC shall hold its first preparatory meeting in Khartoum, Sudan and
shall be facilitated by the Joint Chief of General Staff of Sudan Armed
Forces.
2.2.8. The JTSC shall set eligibility criteria for candidates willing to serve in the
unified national army, national security service, police, prisons, fire brigade
and wildlife services. The JTSC shall plan and execute the unification of all
forces (see Annex C).
2.2.9. Training of the unified forces of the military, police and other security
services shall start at the beginning of the Pre-Transitional Period according
to the requirement of each force or service. Forces shall be trained together
to ensure coherence and harmony.
2.2.10.On the completion of training the unified forces shall be redeployed at
different levels and sizes (units, formations and commands).
2.2.11.The selection criteria for assembly/cantonment sites is agreed as:
2.2.11.1. ease of protection;
2.2.11.2. accessible by river, road, and/or air;
2.2.11.3. away from the civilian population and in consultation with local
communities;
2.2.11.4. availability of water;
2.2.11.5. situated far from borders with neighboring countries, and with
the capacity to accommodate the troops to be cantoned.
2.3. The Transitional Period
2.3.1. Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, the Transitional Period of
(36) thirty-six months shall start on completion of redeployment of
necessary unified forces, or on the expiry of eight (8) months whichever
takes place first.
2.3.2. Throughout the Transitional Period training of personnel selected for the
military, police, security and other services shall continue. Programme of
DDR shall continue for ineligible personnel.

2.3.3. During the Transitional Period, all collected heavy and medium range
weapons and ammunitions shall be disposed of as shall be determined by
the JDB.
2.3.4. Building of the national army, police, national security service and other
organised forces shall be completed before the end of the Transitional
Period.
2.3.5. By the end of the Transitional Period the national army and other organized
forces shall be redeployed throughout the Republic of South Sudan
pursuant to the plan laid down by the Strategic Defense and Security
Review Board (SDSRB).
2.4. Mechanisms for Security Arrangements
2.4.1. All the Heads of Opposition Armed Groups shall continue as
Commanders-in-Chief of their forces until the end of the Pre-Transitional
Period or until the end of the unification process.
2.4.2. The Joint Defence Board (JDB) shall be formed at the level of Chiefs of
Staff and Directors General of National Security Service, Police, and all
other organized forces to exercise command and control over all forces
during the Pre-Transitional Period.
2.4.3. The Joint Transitional Security Committee (JTSC) shall be formed at the
national level.
2.4.4. The following mechanisms of monitoring and verification shall be formed:
2.4.4.1. Joint Military Ceasefire Commission (JMCC), at national level;
2.4.4.2. Area Joint Military Ceasefire Committee (AJMCC), at states level;
2.4.4.3. Joint Military Ceasefire Teams (JMCTs) on sites at counties and
payams.
2.4.5. Upon entry into force of the Permanent Ceasefire the current Ceasefire and
Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM)
shall be restructured and reconstituted in accordance with Article 11.1 of
CoHA of 21st December 2017, and shall be responsible for reporting on the progress of the implementation of the Permanent Ceasefire and
Transitional Security Arrangements (PCTSA). (See Annex B: Diagram:
Ceasefire Institutions Diagram). 
2.4.6. The current monitoring and verification mechanism shall be restructured
and reconstituted into the Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangement,
Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM).
2.4.7. The CTSAMVM, including the national monitors, shall be responsible for
monitoring, verification, compliance and reporting directly to IGAD
Council of Ministers and the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and
Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) on the progress of the implementation of
the PCTSA and shall last for the duration of the Transitional Period. The
meetings shall be in Juba during the Transitional Period. It shall consist of a
Board and Secretariat, both of which are chaired by a representative of
IGAD (See Annex B: CTSAMVM diagram.)
2.4.8. The CTSAMVM Board membership shall comprise the representatives of:
2.4.8.1. Three each from the warring parties (3x3=9);
2.4.8.2. Former Detainees: one (1);
2.4.8.3. Other Political Parties: three (3);
2.4.8.4. Women’s bloc: one (1) and Other Women groups: one (1);
2.4.8.5. CSOs: two (2);
2.4.8.6. Youth: two (2);
2.4.8.7. Business Community: one (1);
2.4.8.8. Academia: one (1);
2.4.8.9. Eminent personalities: one (1);
2.4.8.10. IGAD: three (3);
2.4.8.11. AU: one (1);
2.4.8.12. China: one (1);
2.4.8.13. Troika (United States, United Kingdom, Norway): one (1);
2.4.8.14. UNMISS: one (1);
2.4.8.15. IPF: one (1);
2.4.8.16. EU: one (1);

2.4.9. The Disarmament, Demobilization and Re-Integration Commission shall be
reconstituted within 30 days following the signing of this agreement.
2.4.10.The Disarmament, Demobilization and Re-Integration of persons with
special needs that are ineligible, or not willing to serve in the unified army
shall commence at the beginning of the pre-transitional period and
continue in parallel with the unification process.
2.4.11.In addition to their other responsibilities, all security forces shall prepare for
elections-related security tasks at least six (6) months before the end of the
Transitional Period.
2.5. Strategic Defence and Security Review Board (SDSRB)
2.5.1. The current Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) shall be
reconstituted during the Pre-Transitional Period of the Agreement through
the restructured multi-stakeholder Revitalised Strategic Defence and
Security Review Board (RSDSRB) comprising the following:
2.5.1.1. Three (3) from each of the warring parties;
2.5.1.2. Two (2) Former Detainees;
2.5.1.3. One (1) Other Political Parties;
2.5.1.4. One (1) Faith-Based Leaders;
2.5.1.5. One (1) Eminent Personalities;
2.5.1.6. One (1) academia;
2.5.1.7. One (1) Women’s Bloc and Other Women groups one (1);
2.5.1.8. One (1) Youth;
2.5.1.9. Two (2) CSOs.
2.5.2. The Board may draw a team of national and international experts to
provide organized experts’ opinion and best practices on the subject. The
Board shall report regularly to the RTGoNU and RJMEC.
2.5.3. Within thirty (30) days of the signing of this Agreement (inclusive of
formation of the Board), the SDSR Board shall undertake the Strategic
Security Assessment. The Board shall make use of previous documents,
including a) the Strategic Security Assessment; b) the Security Policy
Framework; and c) the Revised Defence Policy.

The SDSR process shall be comprehensive, inclusive, transparent and
underpinned by the principles and strategies of national interests in
promoting and defending the sovereignty and dignity of the country and its
people. The SDSR shall be conducted in four (4) Stages:
2.5.4.1. Stage 1 (complete within one hundred twenty (120) days):
2.5.4.1.1. Firstly, a strategic security assessment that examines the
military and non-military security challenges that affect
the Republic of South Sudan currently and in the future,
including an analysis of all state, state-aligned and non￾state, or other independent security actors and armed
groups (drawing on the information provided by forces in
cantonment);
2.5.4.1.2. Secondly, a security policy framework, clarifying the
responsibilities of different bodies and agencies in
responding to these security challenges, including the
management and oversight of the security sector;
2.5.4.1.3. Thirdly, a revised defence policy, identify the specific role
and mission of the national army, NSS, and other
organised forces and outlining a vision for their
modernisation.
2.5.4.2. Stage 2 (complete within one hundred and fifty (150) days):
2.5.4.2.1. An analysis of the operational capabilities that national
army and other security forces shall be required to meet
the challenges identified in Stage 1, and the supporting systems, structures and resources that are needed to
ensure effective utilization of these capabilities. 

2.5.4.2.2. The key output should be a range of strategic models,
specifying the level of human resources, equipment, and
training needed to develop the military to respond to
defence and security priorities, and the associated
financial implications.
2.5.4.3. Stage 3 (executive approval within one hundred and eighty (180)
days):
2.5.4.3.1. The findings of Stage 2 are submitted to the principals
for evaluation and adoption.
2.5.4.3.2. Their task is to decide which model, or combination of
models, best meets the needs of the nation, along with
the level of expenditure required.
2.5.4.3.3. The findings of the review should then be published in a
white paper on Defence and Security and a Security
Sector Transformation (SST) Roadmap, approved firstly
by the Council of Ministers and then by the Transitional
National Legislative Assembly (TNLA).
2.5.4.4. Stage 4 (implementation):
2.5.4.4.1. DDR and the SSR processes.
2.5.4.4.2. In addition, the relevant ministries shall produce annual
plans to turn the Republic of South Sudan’s vision of
defence and security into practical, costed programmes.