SECURITY COUNCIL DOUBLES UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN SOUTH SUDAN IN FACE OF SPREADING CONFLICT

From: UNNews <UNNews@un.org>
Date: 24 Dec 2013 17:00:01 -0500
Subject: SECURITY COUNCIL DOUBLES UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN SOUTH SUDAN
IN FACE OF SPREADING CONFLICT
To: news11@ny-mail-p-lb-028.ptc.un.org

SECURITY COUNCIL DOUBLES UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN SOUTH SUDAN IN FACE
OF SPREADING CONFLICTNew York, Dec 24 2013 5:00PMThe Security Council
today authorized almost doubling the United Nations peacekeeping force
in strife-torn South Sudan to nearly 14,000 in the face of a rapidly
deteriorating security and humanitarian crisis that has left hundreds
of civilians dead and tens of thousands of others driven from their
homes.

As requested by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Council unanimously
approved a temporary increase in the strength of the UN Mission in
South Sudan (UNMISS) to up to 12,500 military and 1,323 police from a
current combined strength of some 7,000, through the transfer of units
if necessary from other UN forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC), Darfur, Abyei, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.

In a resolution passed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which
authorizes the use of force, the 15-member Council demanded an
immediate cessation of hostilities and the immediate opening of a
dialogue between the rival factions, and condemned the fighting and
violence targeted against civilians and specific ethnic and other
communities as well as attacks and threats against UNMISS.

Tensions within South Sudan, the world's youngest country which only
gained independence in 2011 after seceding from Sudan, burst out into
open conflict on 15 December when President Salva Kiir's Government
said soldiers loyal to former deputy president Riek Machar, dismissed
in July, launched an attempted coup. Mr. Kiir belongs to the Dinka
ethnic group and Mr. Machar to the Lou Nuer.

Last week, 2,000 heavily armed assailants stormed an UNMISS base in
Akobo, in restive Jonglei state, in a brazen attack that left some 20
Dinka civilians dead as well as two UN peacekeepers, with a third
wounded, and which today's resolution condemned in the strongest
terms.

"I have consistently called on President Salva Kiir and opposition
political leaders to come to the table and find a political way out of
this crisis," Mr. Ban
<"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7373">told the Council
at its meeting, citing reports of ethnically targeted violence, other
extra-judicial killings and mass graves. "Whatever the differences,
nothing can justify the violence that has engulfed their young
nation."

He stressed that there could be no military solution to the conflict,
reiterating his determination to ensure that UNMISS has the means to
carry out its central task of protecting civilians. "Attacks on
civilians and the UN peacekeepers must cease immediately," he said.
"The United Nations will investigate reports of these incidents and of
grave human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Those
responsible will be held personally accountable. They should know the
world is watching."

The Council resolution demanded that all parties cooperate fully with
UNMISS as it implements its mandate, in particular the protection of
civilians, and stressed that efforts to undermine the mission's
ability to implement its mandate and attacks on UN personnel will not
be tolerated.

Both in his address to the Council and at a later
<"http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?nid=3218">news conference
Mr. Ban warned that even with ongoing support, the strengthening of
UNMISS's protective capabilities will not happen overnight.

"And even with additional capabilities, we will not be able to protect
every civilian in need in South Sudan," he said. "The parties are
responsible for ending the conflict. This is a political crisis which
requires a peaceful, political solution. In this season of peace, I
urge the leaders of South Sudan to act for peace.

"Stop the violence. Start the dialogue. Save your proud and newly
independent country. There is no time to lose."

At a news conference today in Juba, the South Sudanese capital, Mr.
Ban's Special representative to the country Hilde Johnson pledged, as
the Secretary-General himself has repeatedly done, that the UN will
remain by the side of South Sudan's people and that she hoped extra
military assets including helicopters will soon arrive to increase
UNMISS's capabilities.

"I want to make it very clear that, although non-critical staff of the
United Nations have relocated to Entebbe in Uganda, we are also
increasing our staff in critical security related areas and we are
reinforcing the bases that need reinforcement," Ms. Johnson said.

She said that UNMISS was providing, as part of its
protection-of-civilians mandate, shelter to approximately 45,000
people who have fled to UN compounds.

"We remain, we are undeterred and we will continue to implement our
mandate. Now, the presence of the United Nations in South Sudan is
greater than ever," she said.Dec 24 2013 5:00PM
________________
For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news

Follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/UN.News.Centre) and
Twitter (http://twitter.com/UN_News_Centre)

To change your profile or unsubscribe go to: http://www.un.org/apps/news/email/


--
President of The United States
Guy Ralph Perea Sr President of The United States
Weatherdata Weatherdata http://groups.google.com/group/weatherdata1046am0426
USFMSC
http://www.cityfreq.com/ca/avalon/
QUALIFY QICP
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=EW4078
Int'l http://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/view?siteID=353766276
http://www.wetter.com/wetter_aktuell/wetternetzwerk/station/13156/wetterdaten/
OCCUPS
http://www.occupationalinfo.org/02/025062010.html
NAS BLYND http://weather.weatherbug.com/CA/Modesto-weather.html?zcode=z6286&stat=p19133
goldlandabstracts; link check
own search engine
http://lnk.ms/8d5gl aol
http://groups.google.com/group/united-states-of-american
http://twitter.com/ptusss Federal Communication Commission
http://columbiabroadcast.spaces.live.com/ Ambassador Chevy Chase;
Kevin Corcran; Jack Nickolas; Cher; Shirley Temple
Black; Liza Minnille; Ansari; Ernest Tascoe; Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Agent Jodie Foster; Department of Veterans Affairs Director George H.W. Bush
Title 22 USCS section 1928 (b) The e-mail
transmission may contain legally privileged information that
is intended only for the individual or entity recipient, you are hereby,
notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the
contents of this E-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
E-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so arrangements
can be made for proper delivery. Title 42
USCS section 192 etseq Margie Paxton Chief of Childrens Bureau
Director of The United States Department of Human Services; Defendant
Article IV General Provisions Section 2
(Supreme Law of The Land) The Constitution of The United States "Any thing
in The Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary Notwithstanding"
Contrary to Law (of an act or omission) illegal;
https://twitter.com/ptusss to email guyperea1@hpeprint.com