Ambassador Agnes Adlino Orifa Oswaha, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNMISS officials during Wednesday's meeting|Courtesy

South Sudan’s Under‑Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Agnes Adlino Orifa Oswaha, had UNMISS officials to discuss the mission’s planned downsizing and closure of field offices in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Eastern Equatoria.

The meeting on Wednesday included Anita Kiki Gbeho, Acting UN Special Representative, the Deputy Special Representative, and the Resident Humanitarian Coordinator.

Officials reviewed how the UN’s contingency plan will affect operations and coordination with state authorities.

The UNMISS plan, announced earlier this year, includes closing the Aweil office in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and the Torit office in Eastern Equatoria due to budget constraints.

The mission emphasized that the withdrawal is aimed at streamlining operations, not ending its presence in South Sudan.

Ambassador Oswaha stressed the importance of maintaining UN support for civilian protection, humanitarian access, and the peace process, while a technical working group will now map the coordination of remaining UNMISS activities in affected areas.