The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

In a resolution seen by The East African, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Council renewed the mandate up to March 15, 2021.

“The Council…requested me to report on the implementation of the mission’s mandate every 90 days.

“It covers political and security developments between 16th February 2020 and 31st May 2021, the humanitarian and human rights situation, and progress of the mission’s mandate,” he said.

The Council praised the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) for supporting South Sudan’s government, especially in the formation of a unity government.