Content_paragraphs:  UNMISS continued to engage with the parties to the conflict, including NAS,
  
  on the prevention of and response to conflict-related sexual violence. On
  
  31 December, NAS released 23 civilians, including 14 women, who had been held by
  
  the group following military operations against bases of the South Sudan People ’s
  
  Defence Forces in Central Equatoria between September and December 2019. On 
  
  5 February, the NAS Commander-in-Chief issued a command order forming a three-
  
  member committee tasked to lead the group’s work on addressing conflict-related
  
  sexual violence, including the development of policies to prevent and respond to such
  
  violence and awareness-raising initiatives among forces.