Article 2 Policy objectivesF1

The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the European Union ( ‘ the EU ’ or ‘ the Union ’ ) in relation to Sudan and South Sudan, working with the Sudanese parties, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) and other national, regional and international stakeholders, to achieve a peaceful co-existence between Sudan and South Sudan following the expiry of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and South Sudan’s independence on 9 July 2011 . The Union’s policy objectives include actively contributing to the resolution of any outstanding CPA and post-CPA issues and helping the parties to implement what has been agreed; supporting efforts to stabilise the volatile north-south border area; promoting institution building and fostering stability, security and development in South Sudan; facilitating a political solution to the conflict in Darfur; promoting democratic governance, accountability and respect for human rights, including cooperation with the International Criminal Court; maintaining engagement in eastern Sudan; and improving humanitarian access throughout Sudan and South Sudan.

In addition, the mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the Union’s policy objective to contribute to the mitigation and elimination of threats to the stability of South Sudan and the wider region posed by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA).