New York/Juba, January 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called for an immediate deployment of the regional protection force to end what it described as systematic “obstructions.”
The world body says it is concerned by the continuation of fighting throughout South Sudan, denials of humanitarian access to many parts of the country.
The calls came days after the new UN Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres accused South Sudan of hindering deployment of more UN peacekeepers.
UN Security Council President Olof Skoog told reporters today that the 15-member council had a ‘long and fruitful discussion on South Sudan’ at a closed-door meeting and that the council calls for “a speedy deployment of additional troops” were agreed.
“The members of the Security Council expressed deep concern that fighting continues throughout South Sudan, and that there are continued denials of humanitarian access to many regions of the country where the South Sudanese people are suffering and in need,” Skoog said.
Skoog disclosed that at the news conference that the UNSC told South Sudanese government “to work constructively with the UN on a swift deployment of the regional protection force and to end obstructions.”
The new UN chief stated in a confidential report last Tuesday that South Sudan should give visas to UN advance teams to conduct visits as required in the agreement, adding that the deployment of a 4,000-strong regional protection force could be completed by the end of next month or early March if Juba follows steps needed.
South Sudan also said on January 11 that Juba would no longer accept 4,000 additional UN peacekeepers, saying the country is peaceful and that only people who live outside the South Sudan “still believe that there is fighting in Juba and around the country.”
A detailed transcript of last year agreement shows Ethiopia and Rwanda have already agreed to be part of the regional protection force and would send their troops to South Sudan as soon as they are given the go-ahead.
In the meeting, the UNSC also calls on South Sudan’s warring factions to cease hostility and urges South Sudanese stakeholders to stop hate speech.
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[…] deployment” of regional protection force to South Sudan New York/Juba, January 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called for an immediate deployment of the […]
th UN is now also becoming just a scare crow! sends warnings with no actions! we shall end this year with no progress in the deployment process, lets see!
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Action speaks louder than words
Action speaks louder than words
deployment” of regional protection force to South Sudan New York/Juba, January 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday called for an immediate deployment of the region protection force
The secretary general of UN should push the members of UNSC to speed the process. For the suffering of many innocent civilians of South Sudan.
I don’t think that UN will send troops to South Sudan. they are always talking as if they are going to do something. Sorry for saying that, but what I know and believe is that there is time for everything under the sun.
For those who use our blood as their commodity, one day God will put our suffering on their children.
Deployment of regional forces or whatever you call it,is no long viable decision to our problem
There isn’t much fighting going on in South Sudan. Only hunger and bad economy are major issues at the moment. The UN doesn’t need to be out of employment. That is why it is persistent in deployment of additional peacekeepers in the name of a made up genocidal likelihood. They wanted to control Juba airport so the can loot the country of mineral resources without citizens knowing it. The UN itself will not leave South Sudan without a fight.
Regional protection force to be deployed in Juba to protect civilians as if the whole civil population of South Sudan is Juba. The rural population of South Sudan is where people killed,displaced and without food than the citizens in Juba. I recommend UNSC to focus on political settlement of the conflict
I absolutely agree with you deployment of forces to Juba is something else perhaps tactic of changing. the regime in Juba and let suffering of innocents civilians. shall continue.
The world wants to loot South Sudan through UN in other ways they are selling to us the dirty food they distribute to us by force. What is different between Syria, Palestine children and South Sudan’s children
What’s the point of sending more troops to South Sudan? To protect who?
Un have known ideal in South sudan the re looking for the way of fire th country to benefits because the probably this mayn,t a happen
God save the World. I wish ECOWA is the UN Security Council, with the teeth to bite and make the power thirsty leaders run. Protection and protection force and no action and many lives are lost
Gambia issue resolved by UNSC . They can do more than you can but in organized manner