UNMISS deploys peacekeepers to deliver aid in Upper Nile region
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UNMISS deploys peacekeepers to deliver aid in Upper Nile region
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May 7, 2017 (MALAKAL) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS) has deployed its peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper
Nile region to enable delivery of the much-needed humanitarian
assistance.
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David Shearer (UN photo)
“The aim is to provide humanitarian groups with the confidence they
need to resume the provision of urgent assistance to tens of thousands
of people in Aburoc who are fleeing the ongoing violence,” said UNMISS
head, David Shearer.
“This short-term deployment is a response to an immediate need and
will provide a light and temporary peacekeeping footprint in the
area,” he added.
Currently, the U.N says, up to 50,000 people are sheltering in and
around the town of Aburoc on the west bank of the River Nile after a
series of clashes between government and the opposition forces.
The most urgent humanitarian need is to provide safe drinking water, it added.
“Without a secure supply of clean water, there is a risk of an
outbreak of diarrhoea.or even cholera which has the potential to kill
thousands of vulnerable people. It is vital that our humanitarian
partners are able to get this water and other aid through to alleviate
the suffering,” said Shearer.
“I also note that the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has
acknowledged UNMISS’ intention to help facilitate the provision of
humanitarian assistance to the people of the Upper Nile,” he added.
The peacekeeping troops’ immediate focus will be on securing the roads
to provide safe passage for the delivery and collection of water and
other assistance by humanitarian groups, the world body stressed in
its statement.
Concerns have been raised on risks of old landmines on the road
between Kodok and Auburoc as the U.N Mine Action Service is reportedly
assessing the situation and will remove any unexploded ordnance to
reduce threat and enable people move freely.
(ST)
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May 7, 2017 (MALAKAL) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS) has deployed its peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper
Nile region to enable delivery of the much-needed humanitarian
assistance.
JPEG - 96.8 kb
David Shearer (UN photo)
“The aim is to provide humanitarian groups with the confidence they
need to resume the provision of urgent assistance to tens of thousands
of people in Aburoc who are fleeing the ongoing violence,” said UNMISS
head, David Shearer.
“This short-term deployment is a response to an immediate need and
will provide a light and temporary peacekeeping footprint in the
area,” he added.
Currently, the U.N says, up to 50,000 people are sheltering in and
around the town of Aburoc on the west bank of the River Nile after a
series of clashes between government and the opposition forces.
The most urgent humanitarian need is to provide safe drinking water, it added.
“Without a secure supply of clean water, there is a risk of an
outbreak of diarrhoea.or even cholera which has the potential to kill
thousands of vulnerable people. It is vital that our humanitarian
partners are able to get this water and other aid through to alleviate
the suffering,” said Shearer.
“I also note that the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has
acknowledged UNMISS’ intention to help facilitate the provision of
humanitarian assistance to the people of the Upper Nile,” he added.
The peacekeeping troops’ immediate focus will be on securing the roads
to provide safe passage for the delivery and collection of water and
other assistance by humanitarian groups, the world body stressed in
its statement.
Concerns have been raised on risks of old landmines on the road
between Kodok and Auburoc as the U.N Mine Action Service is reportedly
assessing the situation and will remove any unexploded ordnance to
reduce threat and enable people move freely.
(ST)
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