UN urges S. Sudan army, rebels to "immediately" cease hostilities
- Article <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49759#tabs-1> - Comments (1) <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49759#tabs-2> [image: email]Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49759> [image: print]Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49759> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49759&nom_fichier=article_49759> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49759#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49759#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ January 28, 2014 (JUBA) - The United Nation has expressed concerns over reports of "sporadic" violence in part of South Sudan's Upper Nile and Unity states, calling for immediate cessation of hostilities. "It is critical that both parties implement the cessation of hostilities agreement in full and immediately," Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said Tuesday.The appeal comes hardly a week after South Sudan's warring parties signed a cessation of hostilities agreement, mediated by regional leaders, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The UN mission in the country also said it received reports on the deteriorating security situation in Unity state's Koch and Leer counties, adding that its patrol to neighbouring Mayom observed that many parts of the town were burnt. The cause of the destruction could not be immediately established, although rebel groups blamed pro-government soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir. *WORSENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS* The UN humanitarian coordinator has decried the current humanitarian situation and impact of the violence in the country. Valerie Amos, who is currently in the country, however, said aid agencies were supporting the Government's efforts to respond to the immediate crisis, but stressed the need to start preparations ahead of the rainy season in April. According to the world body, at least 79,000 people, are still being sheltered at eight of its bases in the country, with half of them reportedly camping at the two Juba sites. South Sudan witnessed the worst violence in its post-cessation history, when a dispute among the presidential guards in the capital, Juba on December 15 spread to three of its 10 states, killing over 1,000 people and displacing more than half a million. (ST) -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqVcL7cPhLg-ySf1%2BkDyM2Gs_iuadK7TF74f19gOYUewQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
