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Joint press statement by the AU, IGAD and the UN - Consultations on South Sudan
The African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN) held a joint consultative meeting on South Sudan on January 29, 2017 on the margins of the African Union 28 th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa. The meeting…
UNMISS protests detention of Radio Miraya journalist in Juba
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has protested the arrest of a journalist working for the UN Radio in Juba. The Radio Miraya journalist and UN staff member was detained for five hours, by SPLA soldiers while covering a story at the John Garang Mausoleum on Tuesday. UNMISS spokesperson Daniel…
President of the UN Security Council reads statement on the situation in South Sudan (audio and video)
Statement read by H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog (Sweden) Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of January 2017, on the situation in South Sudan (United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)) during a media stakeout on 23 January…
NEW HEAD OF THE UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN DELIVERS FIRST STATEMENT
David Shearer, the new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), delivered his first statement upon arriving in Juba on Friday 20 January at approximately 4.15 pm. A near verbatim transcript of what he had to say (plus audio and link to…
NEW HEAD OF THE UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN ARRIVES IN JUBA
The new Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. David Shearer (New Zealand), has arrived in the country to assume his duties. Mr. Shearer succeeds Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj, who completed…
The UN Mission denies accusations of bias
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) wishes to comment on a recent press statement released by the SPLA I/O and other social media comments accusing UNMISS of facilitating government operations against the SPLA in Opposition in South Sudan. The Mission unconditionally denies the false…
Statement attributable to the Office of the Spokesperson
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s attention has been drawn to recent statements reported in the media concerning the deployment of the Regional Protection Force. It may be recalled that the United Nations Security Council in its Resolution 2304 decided that UNMISS force levels should be…
The Secretary-General appeal for Peace
1 January 2017 New York On my first day as Secretary-General of the United Nations, one question weighs heavily on my heart. How can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight? Civilians are pounded with deadly force. Women, children and…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers an appeal for peace (video)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers an appeal for peace
The Secretary-General -- Remarks at Security Council Session on South Sudan New York, 19 December 2016
The Secretary-General -- Remarks at Security Council Session on South Sudan New York, 19 December 2016 [as delivered] Before proceeding, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Russian delegation following the assassination of their colleague, Ambassador Andrey Karlov, in Ankara earlier…