SOUTH SUDAN: UN REINFORCES PEACEKEEPING PRESENCE IN PIBOR TOWN AMID VIOLENCE

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SOUTH SUDAN: UN REINFORCES PEACEKEEPING PRESENCE IN PIBOR TOWN AMID
VIOLENCENew York, May 16 2013 6:00PMAdditional United Nations
peacekeepers are on alert to protect civilians in the town of Pibor in
South Sudan's Jonglei state where the situation remains tense amid
recent violence, looting and displacement, the Secretary-General's
spokesperson today said.

"The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has a full time presence in
Pibor and is continuously monitoring the security situation,
particularly in respect to the few remaining residents," the
spokesperson told journalists in New York.

"The Mission is prepared to assist and protect civilians under threat
in the current period as well preparing to assist and protect should
residents decide to return to their homes," he stressed.

UNMISS said on 14 May that it is particularly alarmed by reports about
the involvement in some of the incidents of "allegedly defected and
ill-disciplined members of security forces," as well as by statements
issued by David Yau Yau's led armed group demanding civilians to leave
Pibor as well as the town of Kapoeta, in Eastern Equatoria state.

In addition to "significant" displacement, the Mission said it had
also received reports of widespread looting, including of food and aid
supplies from private homes and humanitarian dwellings.

In an interview with UN Radio, spokesperson Ariane Quentier said
UNMISS wants the Government to take action against the perpetrators of
the violence that has been going on and make sure that those people
are held to account.

UNMISS was already patrolling the town before the looting started, but
had reinforced its presence there with additional troops and has
deployed a military unit.

UNMISS peacekeepers also have clear instructions to assist in
protecting the civilian population in Pibor, Ms. Quentier stressed.

In addition, the Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan,
Yasmin Haque, said she was "alarmed" that once again, civilians from
Pibor town have fled for their safety in large numbers, and at the
reports of looting.

Dr. Haque said aid organizations had seen armed, uniformed personnel
taking apart homes and breaking into small shops where those who fled
the town had placed belongings for safekeeping.May 16 2013 6:00PM
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