UNMISS kicks off project in Rumbek ARTICLECOMMENTS (4) EmailPrintSave
August 22, 2011 (JUBA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has initiated a project in Rumbek state signalling greater involvement in the new nation’s development. UN Mission in Sudan clean the Lakes state secretariat compound in Rumbek. (ST) The project is being implemented by a Chinese engineering group within UNMISS with the aim of helping the state government clean up the compound of government secretariat of Lakes state by removing trees and leveling the ground. Speaking to the press in her office on Monday, the Lakes state UNMISS coordinator Ms. Renuka Chidambaram said that UNMISS will double its efforts to cooperate with the state government and its citizens so that developmental activities are accomplished in Lakes state. The Lakes state secretariat has welcomed the initiative. Lakes state secretariat in Rumbek. (ST) Chidambaram said: “As you know UNMISS, is here to support and assist the government in it all developmental and peace reconciliation efforts. As part of these efforts, we also have program called wining the heart and the mind of the people who guest behind and whose their country believe in work. "Usually the UN peacekeepers, that is the military peacekeepers, under the civilian military cooperation, they give voluntarily and freely of their time, energy and resources to help out in small always. It is free to help out the government”. She said that the Chinese engineering department at UNMISS would help the state government in Rumbek. UNMISS would work "side by side with our brothers and sisters in the government of South Sudan to help in building the nation", Chidambaram said. Lakes state’s top UN official said that feeder roads are in the process of being completed despite challenges in Lakes state. Insecurity is a major problem despite a 2005 peace deal ending North-South conflict and allowing South Sudan to secede this year. Cattle raiding and banditry on Lakes state’s roads have damaged the development of the state. Lakes state secretariat in Rumbek. (ST) Chidambaram said "people have changed their hearts to develops their state. They are willing to work". She said that despite life being difficult people are willing to do their best for the betterment of the area. “My only appeal to the brothers and sisters of Lakes state is that the road to development and prosperity is the long one and we are not going to able to achieve miracles [over] night”, she said. Lakes state governor Chol Tong Mayay has appealed to the South Sudan government for assistance in terms of extra police and the judiciary. So far it seems the South Sudan government in Juba has overlooked the request. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
