The European Union Delegation to South Sudan, together with the embassies of Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, issued a joint statement on 8 July 2026 expressing grave concern over amendments to the 2018 peace agreement passed by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly without full consensus of all signatories. The statement reaffirms that the 2018 peace agreement remains the basis for the legitimacy of the transitional government and calls for any changes to be made through authentic dialogue involving all parties. The signatories also urged all parties to commit to an immediate cessation of hostilities.
The joint statement, published by the EEAS on 8 July 2026, underscores the international community's continued backing for the 2018 peace agreement, which ended a five-year civil war. The amendments, passed unilaterally by the legislature, risk undermining the fragile peace process. The statement does not specify which amendments were adopted or detail the government's response. The EU and partner embassies have previously supported the peace process through funding and monitoring, and this statement signals a unified diplomatic push to preserve the agreement's integrity. No prior coverage of this specific development exists in the available record.