SOUTH SUDAN DOES NOT NEED ESCALATION OF CRISIS, UN SAYS AS ARMED YOUTHS MARCH ON BOR

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Date: 29 Dec 2013 19:00:01 -0500
Subject: SOUTH SUDAN DOES NOT NEED ESCALATION OF CRISIS, UN SAYS AS
ARMED YOUTHS MARCH ON BOR
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SOUTH SUDAN DOES NOT NEED ESCALATION OF CRISIS, UN SAYS AS ARMED
YOUTHS MARCH ON BOR
New York, Dec 29 2013 7:00PM
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan today voiced
concern about reports of large numbers of armed youths moving towards
the Jonglei state capital of Bor and called on all those with
influence to convince them to immediately halt their advance and avoid
a further escalation of the current crisis.

The mission (UNMISS) said in a
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release that the youths have been reportedly moving across the state
for some time, with a possible intention of attacking communities. It
is conducting aerial reconnaissance over Jonglei to get a clearer idea
of the numbers of armed youths and the direction in which they are
headed.

South Sudan, which gained its independence after seceding from Sudan
two years ago, has been embroiled in conflict that has increasingly
been marked by reports of ethnically targeted violence. More than a
thousand people have died and at least 122,000 displaced since the
fighting began two week ago, with some 63,000 having taken refuge in
UN bases in the country.

Conflict erupted after 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. The youths marching on Bor are loyal
to Mr. Machar, according to media reports.

The involvement of these armed youths in the ongoing violence would
add a "volatile and unpredictable ingredient" into the precarious
security situation currently prevailing in the country, and place the
lives of unarmed civilians at even greater risk, the Mission warned.

"South Sudan does not need another escalation of the crisis involving
armed youth, pitching communities against communities. This can end in
a vicious cycle of violence," said the Secretary-General's Special
Representative and head of UNMISS, Hilde F. Johnson.

The envoy has been in contact with a number of political and community
leaders, calling for their engagement.

"UNMISS calls on all parties who can exercise influence over the armed
youths to convince them to immediately halt their advance," the
Mission stated. "To avoid further bloodshed, these youths should
return to their towns, villages and cattle camps to avert a further
escalation of the crisis in South Sudan."

UNMISS reiterated its call for dialogue between representatives of the
Government and Mr. Machar to achieve a peaceful resolution to the
current crisis.

Dec 29 2013 7:00PM
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