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Members of the Troika and EU聽are deeply concerned聽by an escalation in violence in Upper Nile and聽Jonglei, South Sudan, where there have been reports of scores of civilians killed and around 50,000 displaced. 皇冠体育appse killings, homes and livelihoods burned and destroyed, and sexual and gender-based violence including against minors,聽are horrifying and cannot go unaddressed. 皇冠体育app impact of this violence on an already dire humanitarian situation is further devastating vulnerable communities and their access to health and education services.聽聽It is clear that South Sudan鈥檚 transitional leaders bear a share of the responsibility for the escalation of this violence, and primary responsibility for ending it. 皇冠体育app Troika and EU urgently calls on South Sudan鈥檚 transitional leaders to act now to end the violence and protect civilians. We call on all South Sudanese authorities to allow and facilitate the safe access and delivery of humanitarian assistance to Upper Nile and Jonglei State as well as in other conflict areas in the country, and to the more than 9.4 million people in need of aid across South Sudan.

We call on all sides to abide by the conditions set out聽in the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement. Each missed implementation benchmark further calls into question the political commitment of South Sudan鈥檚 leaders to end the transitional period in two years. Inaction now will lead to more innocent South Sudanese lives lost and a humanitarian situation that continues to worsen with each month. An enduring, nation-wide peace is the only way to address South Sudan鈥檚 appalling human rights and humanitarian situation.