Content_paragraphs:  I am encouraged that the ceasefire continues to hold. However, I am concerned
  
  about increasing subnational violence in several parts of the country. Cattle migration,
  
  flooding and a volatile economy owing to the COVID-19 pandemic are driving the
  
  conflict, but political actors at the national level also play a role. The violence has
  
  resulted in a challenging human rights and protection environment characterized by
  
  ongoing conflict-related sexual violence, curtailed freedom of speech and the
  
  destruction of civilian and public property.