The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to clarify remarks attributed to the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on December 2, as reported by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on December 2, and carried by other media outlets
The USG is reported as having said that the 'peace deal has failed.’ Mr. Ladsous never made this statement and, it is therefore incorrect. USG Ladsous said that the "peace agreement is at a critical stage. He also noted that the implementation of the agreement is making slow, painful progress and there have been several violations of the ceasefire."
For clarification, the USG’s remarks to the Security Council are on record and can be accessed at the below link.
athttp://webtv.un.org/watch/herv%C3%A9-ladsous-dpko-on-south-sudan-%E2%80%...
Based on the above clarifications, we would be grateful for a correction to be run.