Escalating violenceAccording to the report, fighting continued between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir’s South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) and opposition groups, including the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) and the National Salvation Front (NAS), across six states. Humanitarian situationThe report said the country’s humanitarian situation “deteriorated sharply” during the reporting period, driven by conflict, widespread flooding, food insecurity and disease outbreaks. By the end of 2025, an estimated 10 million people — around two-thirds of South Sudan’s population — required humanitarian assistance, it said. “The South Sudan peace process stands at a critical crossroads, demanding urgent and coordinated action,” the report said, warning that without decisive intervention the country risks “sliding back into instability and jeopardising the hard-won gains of the peace process”. The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission is an independent body established under the 2018 peace agreement to oversee and report on its implementation.