S. Sudan rebels urge government and UN to resolve impasse
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S. Sudan rebels urge government and UN to resolve impasse
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Japanese peacekeepers arrive at the Juba airport to participate in the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in South Sudan's
capital Juba, on November 21, 2016. (Reuters/Jok Solomun Photo)
August 22, 2017 (JUBA) - The Government of South Sudan should
undertake measures to allow the free movement of all United Nations
staff, vehicles, and planes without any restrictions in all parts of
South Sudan, an armed opposition official remarked on Monday.
“That immunity of all UN staff must be respected by the government,”
General Wesley Welebe Samson, the deputy chief of staff for training
said in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune.
According to the official, since the deployment of UN peacekeepers in
the country, there have been continued violations to the Status of
Forces Agreement (SOFA), such as abductions of UN personnel and
blockage of consignments of military equipment and armed groups.
“These violations have made it difficult for UNMISS to fulfill its
mandate. So far, more than 30 violations have been recorded. It has
been recorded that the SPLA and South Sudan’s national police
committed most of these violations,” stressed Welebe.
The UN Secretary-General, in a report on South Sudan, said while the
large majority of violations were related to restrictions on the
movement of UNMISS members (both civilian and military) by land and
water, there were incidents of harassments, unlawful arrest, and
detention, illegal searches of property, illegal entry into UN
premises and interferences with the implementation of the mission’s
mandate.
In August 2017 alone, he said, two UNMISS staff members were arrested
by the South Sudanese national security services.
“The SOFA violations have continually increased tensions between the
government and the UN. While UNMISS continuous to inform the South
Sudan Government of the violations, the government has always been
aggressive and shown very little respect and transparency in how they
are addressing these problems,” he said.
South Sudan and the UN agreed on Monday to break the deadlock after a
dispute over the control of the airport in the capital, Juba.
The misunderstanding started after the UN mission in South Sudan
deployed its Rwandan peacekeepers in Juba as part of the 4,000 strong
regional protection force mandated by the Security Council.
The move prompted the Juba government to suspend cooperation with the
UN and to ground aircrafts belonging to the world body.
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22 August 11:47, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Rebel, has no powers to mandate government.
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22 August 11:54, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
UN, must follow the agreement between government and UN in the
resolution of conflict in South Sudan.
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22 August 11:56, by lou nuer
Ayuiu.
Government acts like rebels while rebels act like Government. No
government in Juba, please. Only Dinka and money lover are there
calling themselves government.
repondre message
22 August 12:51, by Redeemer
Lou Nuer
Those Dinka you said in Juba are the ones who liberated your
ass from Arabs and they will continue doing so. You don’t know anybody
on this world but Dinka
repondre message
22 August 13:00, by Redeemer
Lou Nuer
1 Mayardit imprisoned James Riek in SA
2 King Paul made IO Chief to become POC chief
3 Ateny Wek Ateny is keeping James Gatdet as his shoe
shiner in his house, UN must do according, good enough they have
already accepted their mistake
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22 August 13:28, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Lou Nüer,
The rebels can’t take government in present of president kiir.
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22 August 13:31, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
The coming of UN, RPF is not a big blow, it a
government who agreed on the situation not reference to the rebels
request.
repondre message
22 August 16:35, by Joyuma John
Dear lou nuer,
take care with Dinka and money lovers who are in the
authority, but that constant ideology you Nuer will not always make
you achieve your bright objectives, well they are Dinka and money
lovers who are in power but have made you and your belove one to be in
bushes, is there any question on that, can the way you describe them
change your situation, please try to build you mind.
repondre message
22 August 13:37, by Freedom Advocate
Ayiu, i don’t think you’re sound minded.
Jiengs talk like fish sometimes.
No wonder!
repondre message
22 August 16:43, by Joyuma John
freedom do fish talk if you are not a fool?
repondre message
22 August 14:03, by Lenin Bull
Fellow country men and women, this is the war lord running now the
SPLA-IO (Gen.Wesley Welebe). He is the one coordinating the targeting
and killing of innocent civilians on high ways across the Equatoria
region as the only war strategy left in their war strategy store. He
should be monitored closely by serious South Sudanese.
repondre message
22 August 14:10, by Lenin Bull
During Arab Slave trade men like the grand father of Welebe took
active part in capturing their weak fellow Africans and gave/sold them
for a piece of bread or biscuit to the poignant satanic slave trading
foreigners. This is what Wesley Welebe is doing today!! What on earth
will make one proud freedom fighter like collaborate with foreign
troops bend on colonizing one’s country?
repondre message
22 August 14:15, by Lenin Bull
The so called " immunity of UN assets and personnel" is not more
important than our own independence and sovereignty in our own proud
homeland of South Sudan. You can talk of immunity of UN in New York
not when they imposed themselves on us. Idiots!! No wonder why South
Sudanese are the worse backward types of Africans that failed to
liberate themselves from foreigners since the 60s.
repondre message
22 August 15:00, by Maguto
they have right to pressurize the government if the government is
not following the right direction
repondre message
22 August 16:25, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Freedom Advocate
The Jieng council of elders, are not like fish, let all talk
about peace to be with me and you and all of us. Salva Kiir, Riek
Machar, fought for their right but you are suffering on ground without
their knowledge.
My message to rebels groups and political parties, UN or RPF
can’t bring change to you.
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Japanese peacekeepers arrive at the Juba airport to participate in the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in South Sudan's
capital Juba, on November 21, 2016. (Reuters/Jok Solomun Photo)
August 22, 2017 (JUBA) - The Government of South Sudan should
undertake measures to allow the free movement of all United Nations
staff, vehicles, and planes without any restrictions in all parts of
South Sudan, an armed opposition official remarked on Monday.
“That immunity of all UN staff must be respected by the government,”
General Wesley Welebe Samson, the deputy chief of staff for training
said in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune.
According to the official, since the deployment of UN peacekeepers in
the country, there have been continued violations to the Status of
Forces Agreement (SOFA), such as abductions of UN personnel and
blockage of consignments of military equipment and armed groups.
“These violations have made it difficult for UNMISS to fulfill its
mandate. So far, more than 30 violations have been recorded. It has
been recorded that the SPLA and South Sudan’s national police
committed most of these violations,” stressed Welebe.
The UN Secretary-General, in a report on South Sudan, said while the
large majority of violations were related to restrictions on the
movement of UNMISS members (both civilian and military) by land and
water, there were incidents of harassments, unlawful arrest, and
detention, illegal searches of property, illegal entry into UN
premises and interferences with the implementation of the mission’s
mandate.
In August 2017 alone, he said, two UNMISS staff members were arrested
by the South Sudanese national security services.
“The SOFA violations have continually increased tensions between the
government and the UN. While UNMISS continuous to inform the South
Sudan Government of the violations, the government has always been
aggressive and shown very little respect and transparency in how they
are addressing these problems,” he said.
South Sudan and the UN agreed on Monday to break the deadlock after a
dispute over the control of the airport in the capital, Juba.
The misunderstanding started after the UN mission in South Sudan
deployed its Rwandan peacekeepers in Juba as part of the 4,000 strong
regional protection force mandated by the Security Council.
The move prompted the Juba government to suspend cooperation with the
UN and to ground aircrafts belonging to the world body.
(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.
22 August 11:47, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Rebel, has no powers to mandate government.
repondre message
22 August 11:54, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
UN, must follow the agreement between government and UN in the
resolution of conflict in South Sudan.
repondre message
22 August 11:56, by lou nuer
Ayuiu.
Government acts like rebels while rebels act like Government. No
government in Juba, please. Only Dinka and money lover are there
calling themselves government.
repondre message
22 August 12:51, by Redeemer
Lou Nuer
Those Dinka you said in Juba are the ones who liberated your
ass from Arabs and they will continue doing so. You don’t know anybody
on this world but Dinka
repondre message
22 August 13:00, by Redeemer
Lou Nuer
1 Mayardit imprisoned James Riek in SA
2 King Paul made IO Chief to become POC chief
3 Ateny Wek Ateny is keeping James Gatdet as his shoe
shiner in his house, UN must do according, good enough they have
already accepted their mistake
repondre message
22 August 13:28, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Lou Nüer,
The rebels can’t take government in present of president kiir.
repondre message
22 August 13:31, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
The coming of UN, RPF is not a big blow, it a
government who agreed on the situation not reference to the rebels
request.
repondre message
22 August 16:35, by Joyuma John
Dear lou nuer,
take care with Dinka and money lovers who are in the
authority, but that constant ideology you Nuer will not always make
you achieve your bright objectives, well they are Dinka and money
lovers who are in power but have made you and your belove one to be in
bushes, is there any question on that, can the way you describe them
change your situation, please try to build you mind.
repondre message
22 August 13:37, by Freedom Advocate
Ayiu, i don’t think you’re sound minded.
Jiengs talk like fish sometimes.
No wonder!
repondre message
22 August 16:43, by Joyuma John
freedom do fish talk if you are not a fool?
repondre message
22 August 14:03, by Lenin Bull
Fellow country men and women, this is the war lord running now the
SPLA-IO (Gen.Wesley Welebe). He is the one coordinating the targeting
and killing of innocent civilians on high ways across the Equatoria
region as the only war strategy left in their war strategy store. He
should be monitored closely by serious South Sudanese.
repondre message
22 August 14:10, by Lenin Bull
During Arab Slave trade men like the grand father of Welebe took
active part in capturing their weak fellow Africans and gave/sold them
for a piece of bread or biscuit to the poignant satanic slave trading
foreigners. This is what Wesley Welebe is doing today!! What on earth
will make one proud freedom fighter like collaborate with foreign
troops bend on colonizing one’s country?
repondre message
22 August 14:15, by Lenin Bull
The so called " immunity of UN assets and personnel" is not more
important than our own independence and sovereignty in our own proud
homeland of South Sudan. You can talk of immunity of UN in New York
not when they imposed themselves on us. Idiots!! No wonder why South
Sudanese are the worse backward types of Africans that failed to
liberate themselves from foreigners since the 60s.
repondre message
22 August 15:00, by Maguto
they have right to pressurize the government if the government is
not following the right direction
repondre message
22 August 16:25, by Ayuiu Makuac Lam
Freedom Advocate
The Jieng council of elders, are not like fish, let all talk
about peace to be with me and you and all of us. Salva Kiir, Riek
Machar, fought for their right but you are suffering on ground without
their knowledge.
My message to rebels groups and political parties, UN or RPF
can’t bring change to you.
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