UN expresses disappointment over extension of South Sudan’s transitional period to 2027

Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), expressed deep regret as the UN backed the extension of South Sudan’s transitional period until February 2027. Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission in Juba on Wednesday, Haysom remarked, “While the UN will endorse the extension of the transitional period, we do so with real regret and…