SOUTH SUDAN: UN VOICES DEEP CONCERN AT DETERIORATING SITUATION IN PIBOR TOWN

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SOUTH SUDAN: UN VOICES DEEP CONCERN AT DETERIORATING SITUATION IN PIBOR TOWN
New York, May 14 2013 1:00PM
The United Nations today voiced deep concern about the deteriorating
situation in and around Pibor town in South Sudan's Jonglei state,
including recent violence, looting and displacement, and
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on the Government to take immediate action against the perpetrators.

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) 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 the "significant displacement of the civilian
population out of Pibor," the Mission said in a news release that it
had also received reports of widespread looting of civilian dwellings
and humanitarian organization premises.

The looting of food and other relief supplies is of great concern,
especially given the upcoming rainy season in Jonglei, according to
UNMISS spokesperson Ariane Quentier.

"This food that is pre-positioned is meant to be used in the coming
months when roads will be impassable and when civilians will be in
need of food to be able to survive," she said in an interview with UN
Radio.

"We want 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… We have demanded that a number of measures be taken."

The Mission noted that the Government of South Sudan has the primary
responsibility to protect the population. "UNMISS calls on the
civilian and military authorities, at the national, Jonglei state and
Pibor County levels, to immediately take control of the situation,
take action against any perpetrators and hold them to account."

UNMISS, whose troops were already patrolling Pibor town before the
looting started, has reinforced its presence there with additional
troops and has deployed a military unit to protect pre-positioned food
stocks. UNMISS peacekeepers also have clear instructions to assist in
protecting the civilian population in Pibor.

In a similar statement yesterday, 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.
"I am also gravely concerned about the widespread looting of civilian
property and humanitarian supplies witnessed by aid workers over
recent days," she added.

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.

"Food and household items, including nutritional supplements for
malnourished children, were stolen from humanitarian common storage
facilities, just a few hundred metres away from the town's military
barracks and county commissioner's offices," she said.
"We have been told by some of our NGO (non-governmental organization)
colleagues that their compounds were completely looted, and that
everything inside – even fixtures like solar panels – have been
taken," she added.

Condemning the incidents, Dr. Haque said such attacks against
humanitarian facilities made it harder to provide live-saving
assistance to people affected by hostilities. Humanitarian
organizations had been forced to relocate their staff and "only a
handful of aid workers" remained in Pibor.

"The humanitarian community stands ready to provide neutral and
impartial assistance to all civilians in need," she stated. "This can
only happen if all parties respect and facilitate humanitarian
activities, in line with their obligations under national and
international law."
May 14 2013 1:00PM
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