尽管非洲联盟高级别执行小组努力在报告所述期间召开联合政治和安全机制会议——这是第三个基准，但双方推迟了预定的三次会议。原定8月11日和12日举行的会议以及接下来定于9月6日和7日举行的会议被推迟，原因是考虑到南苏丹各方将在喀土穆举行会谈，并随后将就8月30日达成的协议进行协商。原定9月17日和18日举行的会议被苏丹推迟，原因是政府事先有约。非洲联盟高级别执行小组已定于9月23日召开联合政治和安全机制的下一次会议。
Despite the efforts of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel to convene meetings of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism within the reporting period — which is the third benchmark — the three scheduled meetings were postponed by the parties. The meeting to be held on 11 and 12 August and the subsequent meeting scheduled for 6 and 7 September were postponed to accommodate talks between the South Sudanese parties in Khartoum and subsequent consultations on the agreement reached on 30 August. The meeting scheduled for 17 and 18 September was postponed by the Sudan due to prior commitments of the Government. The African Union High-level Implementation Panel has scheduled the next meeting of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism for 23 September.