AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE …

1 !!i! AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN THE REPUBLIC OF south sudan addis ababa , ethiopia 17 AUGUST 2015 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT!!AUTORIT INTERGOUVERNEMENTALE POUR LE D VELOPPEMENT !! !!ii!TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Table of Chapter I: Transitional Government of National Unity of the Republic of south 1. Establishment, Seat and Term of 2. 3. Composition of TGoNU ..6 4. Structure of the Executive of the Transitional Government of National 5.

2 President of the 6. First Vice President of the 7. Vice President of the 8. Powers, Functions and Responsibilities Required to be Exercised Jointly by the President, the 1st Vice President and the Vice 9. Decision Making and Consultation Procedures in the Executive of the 10. Council of 11. The Transitional National Legislative Assembly and Council of States ..14 12. 13. Pre-Transitional Period and National Constitutional Amendment Committee ..15 14. Transitional Institutions and 15. Structure and Composition of State Governments in Conflict-Affected 16.

3 National Elections ..18 Chapter II: Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security 1. Permanent 2. Separation, Assembly and Containment ..21 3. National Architecture for Permanent Ceasefire ..22 4. Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangement Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) ..23 5. Transitional Security ..23 6. Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) ..24 7. Unification of Forces ..26 Chapter III: Humanitarian Assistance and 1. Agreed Principles for Humanitarian Assistance and 2. Special Reconstruction Fund ( SRF) ..28 Chapter IV: Resource, Economic and Financial Management 1.

4 General Principles..29 2. Institutional Reforms ..29 !!iii!3. Review of National Legislation ..32 4. Resource Management ..32 5. Environment 6. Public Finance and Economic 7. Enterprise Development Fund ..38 8. Economic and Financial Management Authority (EFMA)..39 Chapter V: Transitional Justice, Accountability, Reconciliation and 1. Agreed Principles for Transitional 2. Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH)..40 Establishment of the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH)..40 Mandate and Functions of the Personnel and Appointment Rights of Victims and 3.

5 Hybrid Court for south sudan (HCSS)..43 Establishment of the Hybrid Court for south sudan (HCSS) ..43 Jurisdiction, Mandate and Personnel and Appointment Rights of Victims and Criminal Responsibility, Convictions and Use of Findings, Documentation and Evidence ..44 4. Compensation and Reparation Authority (CRA) ..45 5. Ineligibility for Participation in the TGoNU or Sucessor Governments ..45 Chapter VI: Parameters of Permanent Constitution ..46 Chapter VII: Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC)..48 Chapter VIII: Supremacy of this AGREEMENT and Procedures for Amendment of the 50 Signatures of Parties, other Stakeholders, Adherents, Guarantors and Witnesses to this APPENDICES Appendix I: Transitional Government of National Unity of the Republic of south Appendix II (Diagram): Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security Appendix III (Matrix): Permanent Ceasefire and Transitional Security Appendix IV: Humanitarian Assistance and Appendix V.

6 Resource, Economic and Financial Management Appendix VI: Transitional Justice, Accountability, Reconciliation and Appendix VII: Parameters of Permanent Appendix VIII: Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC).. 72 !!1!ACRONYMS ACC Anti-Corruption Commission AfDB African Development Bank AJMCC Area Joint Military Ceasefire Committees AU African Union AU COI African Union Commission of Inquiry AUHLAHC African Union High-level Ad hoc Committee AUSF Amalgamated Units of the Security Forces of south sudan BEFMA Board of Economic and Financial Management Authority BOSS Bank of south sudan BSRF Board of Special Reconstruction Fund CoH Cessation of Hostilities CoHA Cessation

7 Of Hostilities AGREEMENT (23 January 2014) CSO Civil Society Organizations CTRH Commission for Truth, Reconciliation and Healing CTSAMM Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism DDR Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration EFMA Economic and Financial Management Authority EDF Enterprise Development Fund EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative FDs Former Detainees FFAMC Fiscal and Financial Allocation Monitoring Commission GPAA Greater Pibor Administrative Authority GRSS Government of the Republic of south sudan (Pre-Transition Period)

8 HCSS Hybrid Court for south sudan IDPs Internally displaced persons IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD PLUS An expended form of the IGAD-led Mediation IMF International Monetary Fund IPF IGAD Partners Forum JMCC Joint Military Ceasefire Commission JMCT Joint Military Ceasefire Teams JMEC Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission MVM Monitoring and Verification Mechanism NBC National Broadcasting Corporation NBS National Bureau of Standards NBS National Bureau of Standards NCAC National Constitutional Amendment Committee NDC National Defence Council !

9 !2!NDFSS National Defence Forces of south sudan NEC National Elections Commission NLA National Legislative Assembly NPGC National Petroleum and Gas Corporation NSC National Security Council PCA Permanent Ceasefire Arrangements PFMA Public Financial Management and Accountability Act, 2011 PRMA Petroleum Revenue Management Act, 2012 PRSF Petroleum Revenue Savings Fund SAA Special Arrangement Area SDSR Strategic Defence and Security Review SSAO south sudan Armed Opposition SRF Special Reconstruction Fund SST Security Sector Transformation TCRSS Transitional Constitution of the Republic south sudan , 2011 TGoNU Transitional Government of National Unity (Transition Period)

10 TNA Transitional National Assembly TTPSU Transitional Third Party Security Unit TCRSS Transitional Constitution of the Republic of south sudan TNL Transitional National Legislature TNLA Transitional National Legislative Assembly RA Roads Authority RC Refugees Commission SSBC south sudan Broadcasting Corporation UWC Urban Water Corporation UN United Nations !!3!PREAMBLE The Government of the Republic of south sudan (hereinafter referred to as the GRSS ), The south sudan Armed Opposition, The Former Detainees, The other Political Parties of south sudan , in their individual capacities, jointly referred to as the Parties to this AGREEMENT .