The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Loj, on a visit to Bor alongside the UNMISS Police Commissioner Mr. Fredrick Yiga, UNMISS Deputy Principal Security Adviser (Operations) and colleagues from Corrections and DMS representative, commended the Peacekeepers deployed in Bor – Jonglei on the respective roles they play as part of efforts at implementing the new UNMISS mandate including the protection of civilians.

Upon arrival, The SRSG had a special senior management meeting with civilian components of UNMISS both substantive and mission support. She was briefed by the OiC Jonglei on the political, security and operational situation in the area of operations being Greater Jonglei. Amongst the issues discussed were seasonal migration trends and patterns in the region, relations between UNMISS and the regional authorities, durable solutions towards successful implementation of UNMISS mandate in the area of protection of civilians.
 
During her address to the Peacekeepers while on a tour of the base, she commended the troops for their dedication and professionalism in the implementation of their respective mandates ranging from mission priority projects, security operations, and protection of civilians, medical services and Cimic activities. At the ROK-HMEC briefing room, the SRSG commended the Koreans on balancing their activities such that major supply access road construction and renovations in the area of operations does not in any way affect the mission priority projects being embarked upon by the Korean Horizontal Engineering company. In her words, she said “Let me commend you all for your contribution to the mission and for the wonderful briefing. I am happy you have been assisting and continue to assist the mission in construction of major supply access roads to Jonglei and mission priority projects such that one aspect is not neglected at the expense of the other”.
 
At briefing sessions with ETHBATT, INDBATT, SRI Lankan Medical Level 2 Hospital, Nepalese formed Police Unit and Sri Lankan Aviation, same message of gratitude to the TCC components was paramount on the SRSG’s message to the uniformed components with words of encouragement to continue with the good work being carried out with utmost dedication and commendable level of professionalism. Asked what the purpose of the meeting with the troops stationed in Bor, the SRSG responded that she had been meaning to come to Bor to show support and express her gratitude to officers and men of the contingents, with a most recent plan truncated during the ROK-HMEC medal parade a few weeks ago. She commended the troops for their dedication, good work and professionalism towards implementation of the new UNMISS mandate.

Fielding a question from the communications and public information office on her hope for South Sudan, she responded that she hopes for peace in South Sudan, she hopes the nation will have peace, when she arrived in 201, she expressed her hope for peace and here we are in 2016, still talking about peace. “the country needs peace, the people are suffering, the men and women are suffering boys and girls are suffering, they need peace”.