UN Warns Conflict In Jonglei May Risk National Security The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has warned that the continuous conflict in Jonglei State if not brought to an end risks triggering national insecurity. 09 April 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu
JUBA, 9 April 2013 [Gurtong] - Since South Sudan got her independence in 2011, Jonglei State has remained one of the states with peace instability threatening; scores of civilians are being killed both in inter-tribal conflicts and rebellion. “Without stability and peace in Jonglei, the largest State in South Sudan, in the long run and stability also in the country could be at risk,” Ms. Hilde F. Johnson the UN Special Envoy to South Sudan told journalists in a press conference yesterday in Juba. “The destabilization of Jonglei must stop. I urge the Murle, Lou Nuer and Dinka communities, their leaders, and the Governments of Jonglei and South Sudan to resume—and sincerely engage in—peace initiatives. I call for people from all the communities in the state to come together, to join hands and to do their utmost to end this cycle of violence,” she added. She urged all levels of government, including state bodies in Jonglei to take measures to prevent the mobilization of armed youth to carry out retaliatory attacks, and to act with impartiality, adding UNMISS support to the government remains in place. She yesterday presented a report on investigations of insecurity attacks that took place in Jonglei State this year in February where 84 people were killed and 34 others are missing. Similar insecurity attacks even after the February attack have continued in the State. UNMISS has also confirmed that, notorious rebel leader David Yau Yau allegedly supported by the Khartoum government has also become one of the insecurity factors in recent days in the State. Last week the United Nations Agency for Refugees in Juba told Gurtong that, at least 4,000 South Sudanese have fled to Kenya this year escaping the insecurity situation in the country particularly in Jonglei State. Posted in: Home, Governance, Humanitarian Comments -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
