Bentiu hospital has received a new water system from UN Childrens’ Organsation UNICEF.  The water pump produces 162-thousand litres of water a day, serving the hospital’s wards and outpatient facility.  The water system in Bentiu Referral Hospital was damaged and looted during the conflict. 

Radio Miraya Correspodent in Bentiu spoke to UNICEF WASH Specialist, Elizabeth Bonareri Mose.

Bentiu hospital has received a new water system from UN Childrens’ Organsation UNICEF.  The water pump produces 162-thousand litres of water a day, serving the hospital’s wards and outpatient facility.  The water system in Bentiu Referral Hospital was damaged and looted during the conflict. 

Radio Miraya Correspodent in Bentiu spoke to UNICEF WASH Specialist, Elizabeth Bonareri Mose.

After the long search for a solution to peace and stability in Rumbek, three community have  reached a settlement. The peace and reconciliation conference has ended the deadly conflict between three communities in Rumbek centre and Rumbek north county. This sectional feud has devastated and claimed many lives, villages have been deserted, and schools have been evacuated.  The conference drew participants from the diaspora, National MPs and state authorities. The Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, Alphayo Manyang Kuctiel, urged citizens to build trust and come together as brothers and sisters.

UN Peacekeeping Chief, Hervé Ladsous, Peace in South Sudan can only be salvaged through “a strong political and coordinated approach.

The Security Council meeting marks the second time this week that the chamber has taken up this latest crisis in South Sudan.

Addressing the council on Wednesday, the Peace Keeping chief Herve Ladsous said concerted action by the Security Council is required.

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“We can see clearly now the results of the Parties’ deliberate attempts to stall the implementation of the peace agreement signed almost one year ago in August 2015. We can no longer afford to sit idle as the people of South Sudan bear the brunt of the intransigence of their leaders. Only a strong political and coordinated approach can salvage the peace process now. 

Mr Ladsous says that the havoc and suffering subjected on the people of South Sudan by its leaders must come to an end.

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“The Security Council must urgently reconsider an arms embargo. Clearly, the threat of one has done little to deter the Parties. Likewise, additional targeted sanctions on leaders and commanders blocking the implementation of the Peace Agreement must be enacted immediately. South Sudan’s never-ending life line to wreak havoc on its people must come to an end now.” 

UNMISS Force Commander Lt. Gen. Johnson Kimani Ondieki has noted the vital role played by the Ethiopian government in UN peacekeeping operations.

The Force Commander made the remarks while awarding medals to Ethiopian Peacekeepers in Bor.

The award ceremony was attended by top authorities in Jonglei as well as UNMISS Peacekeepers from the Ethiopian battalion.

Miraya’s Regional Correspondent David Majur Reports from Bor.

More than 5 thousand internal displaced persons from Li-Rangu payam in Yambio County have expressed an urgent need for humanitarian assistance.

Many people were displaced last week, following clashes between SPLA and armed youth in the Payam.

The Coordinator of Relief and Rehabilitation Commission in Yambio Francisco Francis says more than five thousand IDPs have been registered and more are still coming.

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“We have registered about eight hundred and forty eight households of internal displaced persons from Li-Rangu, which is five thousand nine hundred and thirty six individuals who were displaced from the conflict, which took place there some few days back. More are still those who are outside now are not yet registered so we are going to continue registering them for a day or two then we will stop the registration. So now, we are registering them and then soon an assessment will take place after assessment then verification then from there intervention will take place by the international humanitarian agencies. 

Ninety-one new police officers have graduated in Yambio in an effort to enforce sustainable peace and maintain law and order. Addressing the public at the graduation ceremony, the Police Commissioner in Yambio, Major General James Monday Enoka, said the graduation of the recruits is an important milestone towards sustainable peace, and law and order in Gbudue.

One child has been injured in a grenade blast this morning in Torit

The Chief Inspector of police for Torit Municipality, Col Caesar Oromo Urbano, has confirmed that the child lost her finger, and has been admitted in Torit hospital.

The Inspector of police describes the circumstances under which the child was injured.

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“Through yesterday running up and down the fuse of grenade seems to be falling from the military young children went and got them then they start playing with it then this thing burst cut the fingers of the child and the child we have taken to the hospital we gave her form (A) to be treated this was this morning.”

The Former Bishop of Gulu Diocese, Bishop Nelson Onon Onweng, has sounded a strong appeal to South Sudan’s leadership asking them to preserve the lives of the people.

The call comes amid rising concerns about the influx in the number of South Sudanese arriving in Uganda following the recent tensions in the country.  

Speaking to Miraya Breakfast show, the tough talking Bishop Onono Onweng, said the time is now for  President Kiir and Dr Riak Machar to stop the fighting and restore peace in South Sudan.

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“They should stop fighting because they are using new wine putting it in the old wine, South Sudan got their independence through fighting, and they now got their independence why are they fighting? This is a new South Sudan, a new nation with new leadership but they are putting it in the old wineskin of fighting. What are they doing there in South Sudan what are they doing? So we are appealing to them they should stop because everything will be destroyed, and then that’s why we are saying we need life to be preserved.”

Schools in Torit have re-opened for class, two days after studies were suspended because of insecurity.

Imatong State Minister of Education, Jacob Atari, says all school heads have been instructed to re-open the schools today and asked parents to send their children to school.

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“I think the security is now normal, I actually urged that tomorrow the schools have to be opened so that the children will cope with the syllabus or lessons together because the more they delay the will not get the syllabus finished so I really confirmed that tomorrow every teacher in the Secondary and Primary schools and several other schools have to resume and children have to come back to schools.”