May 30, 2014(UN) — Hilde Johnson, the Special Representative of the Secretary General in South Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in the country, has announced that she will step down at the end of July. Ms. Johnson made this revelation during a meeting with President Salva Kiir on Friday morning. She noted…
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Security Council prioritizes civilian protection as it extends UN mission in South Sudan
May27, 2014 (UN) – The Security Council today extended the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and revised its mandate to give priority to the task of protecting civilians and to address the security, humanitarian and political crisis that has gripped the nation for the past six months. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the…
UNMISS Says Staff Assaulted, Detained in South Sudan
May 22, 2104(Juba) –Two United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) staff members were attacked and detained in recent days by suspected members of South Sudan’s security forces, a U.N. spokesman has said. “The mission deplores the behavior of alleged members of the security forces who assaulted and illegally detained two of its staff memebers…
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