UNMISS declines IGAD request to transport opposition leaders to consultative conference in Pagak

27 Nov 2014

UNMISS declines IGAD request to transport opposition leaders to consultative conference in Pagak

Juba, 27 November 2014 - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to correct erroneous media reports claiming that the Mission has sought the consent of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) to use the Mission’s aircraft to transport delegates of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) from locations inside the country to a consultative conference in Pagak, South Sudan.