Tag: United Nations Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS

S. Sudan forces taking sides in ethnic violence – UN mission

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June 25, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s organized forces are taking sides in the ongoing intercommunal violence which has been rising with an alarming rate in the country, the UN mission said. David Shearer, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a briefing to the United Nations Security […]

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UN blames increase in inter-communal violence on delayed formation of state governments

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David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefs the Security Council(UN Photo/Loey Felipe)

May 10, 2020 (SSNN) – The United Nations has blamed South Sudan’s increased inter-communal violence on the delayed formation of state governments by the parties to revitalized peace agreement urging the country’s leaders to complete the outstanding tasks in the 2018 peace deal in order to bring lasting peace in the war-torn nation. The United Nations leadership in South Sudan […]

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