Haysom described the situation in South Sudan as "tragic". In his opinion, global efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the situation can only be successful if president Salva Kiir and his opponent Vice president Riek Machar will be ready to talk and ‘putting people's interests above their own’.
The UN typical expected political talks to lead to ceasefire, return to the 2018 peace agreement and Addressing tensions "through dialogue, not military confrontation".
Alliance between president and Vice president broken up
The political alliance between Kiir and Machar was broken erstwhile in mid-February 2025 the battles between the government army, or South Sudanese People's Defence Force (SSPDF), and the paramilitary divisions of the White Army in the state of Nile advanced began.
Members of the militant group come mainly from the Nuer cultural group, whose typical is besides the vice president. The president is from the Dinka tribe. The Machara Party, the People's Liberation Movement of Sudan (SPLA), denies any association with the rebels.
The rebels took over the military garrison in Nasira on March 4. 3 days later Unknown perpetrators fired on a helicopter.To evacuate a group of soldiers from a besieged city. 27 soldiers were killed in the attack, including One of the South Sudanese Army generals.
Policy relations have besides been inflamed due to An appeal this year by Kiir loyalists Machar during the reconstruction of the cabinet. In addition, 2 ministers and respective military officials allied with the vice president were detained. The military besides surrounded Machar's home in the country capital, Juba.
President Kiir supported Ugandan Army command that sent peculiar forces to Sudan South. A peculiar announcement informed that the Ugandan army was ready "protect the full territory of South Sudan". This action was based on the cognition and approval of the South Sudanese authorities.
South Sudan gained independency from Sudan in 2011 and is the youngest country in the world. In December 2013, the country sank into a civilian war based on cultural divisions between the Dinks and the Nuers. Under the 2018 peace agreement, Kiir and Machar formed a government of national unity.
Haysom heads a UN peace mission in South Sudan with nearly 18,000 members.
