BAN 'STRONGLY CONDEMNS' KILLINGS OF TOP TRIBAL CHIEF, UN PEACEKEEPER IN ABYEI

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BAN 'STRONGLY CONDEMNS' KILLINGS OF TOP TRIBAL CHIEF, UN PEACEKEEPER IN ABYEI
New York, May 5 2013 11:00AM
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for calm in
Abyei, an area contested by Sudan and South Sudan, following the
killing of a top tribal chief and a UN peacekeeper from the UN Interim
Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), as tensions in the area reportedly
remain high today.
"Secretary-General strongly condemns the killing of the Ngok Dinka
Paramount Chief DengKuol Deng and a UNISFA peacekeeper in an attack by
a Misseriya assailant on a UNISFA convoy in the Abyei Area," Mr. Ban's
spokesperson said in a <"
http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp">statement on 4 May.
Two other peacekeepers were seriously wounded in yesterday's incident
which seems to have pitted Ngok Dinka farmers against ethnic Misseriya
pastoralist tribesmen. The groups have repeatedly clashed in the past,
particularly in the area between Sudan and South Sudan which lacks
clearly demarcated borders.
In the statement, the Secretary-General extended his deepest
condolences to the Ngok Dinka community and the Government of
Ethiopia, the home country of the UN peacekeeper killed in the
incident, as well as to the families of those killed and injured.
"The Secretary-General urges the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan
and the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities to remain calm and avoid
any escalation of this unfortunate event," the spokesperson noted.
"This proves again how crucially important it is for the two
Governments to establish the temporary institutions as stipulated in
the 20 June 2011 Agreement and continue discussions on the final
status of the Abyei Area," the statement continued.
The Agreement, signed by the Government of Sudan and representatives
of South Sudan ahead of its official independence, calls for
demilitarization of Abeyi and the establishment of an administrative
and police service.

The UN Security Council established UNISFA the following week to
oversee progress on the Agreement, and authorized the blue helmets to
use force to protect civilians and humanitarian workers.

In a Tweet today, the Deputy Special Representative of the
Secretary-General in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Toby
Lanzer, said the situation in Abeyi is "tense." He added that "UNISFA
is expanding patrols with aim of maintaining calm."

As a priority, UNMISS worked to diffuse ethnic tensions in the
country. In February, the Mission's head, Hilde Johnson took part in a
three-day peace conference between the Misseriya and Dinka Malual
peoples. She pledged the ongoing support of UNMISS and the broader
international community, whether in logistics, transport or "quiet
advice," to any peace initiatives in the region.

May 5 2013 11:00AM
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