Rights body calls for unilateral renewal of U.N mandate in S. Sudan
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Rights body calls for unilateral renewal of U.N mandate in S. Sudan
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September 6, 2017 (JUBA) - The Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), on
Wednesday urged South Sudan government to accept renewal of the United
Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) mandate.
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UNMISS troops from India patrol the perimeters of a compound in South
Sudan’s capital, Juba (AP)
The call comes a day after South Sudan’s cabinet affairs minister said
they would not accept any unilateral decision to renew the mandate of
UNMISS without seeking its prior consent and approval.
But CPJ’s Coordinator, Tito Anthony said there are factors that
contribute to the unilateral renewal of the UN mandate that the South
Sudanese government needed to know and acknowledge.
"The fact that three thousand of civilians who feel unsafe without
UNMISS protection is the most factor that can and will contribute to
the unilateral renewal of UNMISS mandate", Tito said in a statement.
He said South Sudan government should negotiate peace with the armed
opposition [SPLM/A- IO], National Democratic Movement [NDM], National
Salvation Front [NAS] and other non-armed opposition movements to
achieve sustainable peace to allow all citizens resume normal lives as
UNMISS focuses on development.
"I call on the government to reach a possible solution rather than
pointing finger at United Nations,” stressed Tito.
Last week, South Sudan’s information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth
was quoted saying the government would review the mandate of the UN in
the country. The government spokesman, also, accused the UN of causing
situations so that their mandates can be renewed.
“We are talking of revisiting the mandate because once the UN comes to
your country, they will never write one day that this country is at
peace we [the UN] are going away. They will continue all the time to
write there is insecurity so that they continue to stay,” Lueth told
reporters at a news conference in Juba last week.
“With the end of the mandate of the UN at the end of December, the
government of South Sudan must be consulted before they talk of
renewing anything. This idea of automatic renewal without the
involvement of the government of South Sudan is not acceptable and
will not happen,” he added.
The minister further said the mandate of the Regional Protection Force
(RPF) needed to be reviewed because they were supposed to be deployed
at a time when South Sudan rebel forces were in Juba.
“They [UN] do admit that Juba is at peace. If Juba is at peace then we
need to revisit the mandate of the RPF and this is what we will do. We
will have to revisit the mandate of the RPF… if they have come to
assist the people and the government of South Sudan then we will have
to revisit their mandate so that they render a better service to the
people of South Sudan,” stressed the information minister.
The UN recently started the deployment of the 4000 peacekeepers tasked
to protect civilians and aid workers in Juba. The initial force will
be deployed into other areas.
The four-year conflict has fractured South Sudan along ethnic lines.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than two million
displaced due to the ongoing conflict.
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7 September 06:23, by Don-Don Malith Rual
To eat UN Food is the sweater but to remove them from the country
is the task, it’s like removing spark in your eyez!
Somebody like Ida Amin could have done it or Mugabe.
repondre message
7 September 06:40, by Agany Malim
The government is paralize now image if the civil servant could
not been paid for 6 months, how could we say soveigty while there is
no capacity building
repondre message
7 September 06:51, by Eastern
The world should pile heat on Kiir. His national dialogue gimmick,
SPLM reunification, call on the opposition to prepare for 2018 general
elections and yesterday his address to country to reign in the ailing
economy are UNNECESSARY DIVERSIONS from restoring peace with his ARCH
ENEMIES...Taban and his entourage should be put to task in New
York...!
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September 6, 2017 (JUBA) - The Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), on
Wednesday urged South Sudan government to accept renewal of the United
Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) mandate.
JPEG - 16.3 kb
UNMISS troops from India patrol the perimeters of a compound in South
Sudan’s capital, Juba (AP)
The call comes a day after South Sudan’s cabinet affairs minister said
they would not accept any unilateral decision to renew the mandate of
UNMISS without seeking its prior consent and approval.
But CPJ’s Coordinator, Tito Anthony said there are factors that
contribute to the unilateral renewal of the UN mandate that the South
Sudanese government needed to know and acknowledge.
"The fact that three thousand of civilians who feel unsafe without
UNMISS protection is the most factor that can and will contribute to
the unilateral renewal of UNMISS mandate", Tito said in a statement.
He said South Sudan government should negotiate peace with the armed
opposition [SPLM/A- IO], National Democratic Movement [NDM], National
Salvation Front [NAS] and other non-armed opposition movements to
achieve sustainable peace to allow all citizens resume normal lives as
UNMISS focuses on development.
"I call on the government to reach a possible solution rather than
pointing finger at United Nations,” stressed Tito.
Last week, South Sudan’s information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth
was quoted saying the government would review the mandate of the UN in
the country. The government spokesman, also, accused the UN of causing
situations so that their mandates can be renewed.
“We are talking of revisiting the mandate because once the UN comes to
your country, they will never write one day that this country is at
peace we [the UN] are going away. They will continue all the time to
write there is insecurity so that they continue to stay,” Lueth told
reporters at a news conference in Juba last week.
“With the end of the mandate of the UN at the end of December, the
government of South Sudan must be consulted before they talk of
renewing anything. This idea of automatic renewal without the
involvement of the government of South Sudan is not acceptable and
will not happen,” he added.
The minister further said the mandate of the Regional Protection Force
(RPF) needed to be reviewed because they were supposed to be deployed
at a time when South Sudan rebel forces were in Juba.
“They [UN] do admit that Juba is at peace. If Juba is at peace then we
need to revisit the mandate of the RPF and this is what we will do. We
will have to revisit the mandate of the RPF… if they have come to
assist the people and the government of South Sudan then we will have
to revisit their mandate so that they render a better service to the
people of South Sudan,” stressed the information minister.
The UN recently started the deployment of the 4000 peacekeepers tasked
to protect civilians and aid workers in Juba. The initial force will
be deployed into other areas.
The four-year conflict has fractured South Sudan along ethnic lines.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than two million
displaced due to the ongoing conflict.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
7 September 06:23, by Don-Don Malith Rual
To eat UN Food is the sweater but to remove them from the country
is the task, it’s like removing spark in your eyez!
Somebody like Ida Amin could have done it or Mugabe.
repondre message
7 September 06:40, by Agany Malim
The government is paralize now image if the civil servant could
not been paid for 6 months, how could we say soveigty while there is
no capacity building
repondre message
7 September 06:51, by Eastern
The world should pile heat on Kiir. His national dialogue gimmick,
SPLM reunification, call on the opposition to prepare for 2018 general
elections and yesterday his address to country to reign in the ailing
economy are UNNECESSARY DIVERSIONS from restoring peace with his ARCH
ENEMIES...Taban and his entourage should be put to task in New
York...!
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