UN CHIEF WELCOMES MEDIATION EFFORT TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT

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Date: 28 Dec 2013 13:00:00 -0500
Subject: UN CHIEF WELCOMES MEDIATION EFFORT TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE
SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT
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UN CHIEF WELCOMES MEDIATION EFFORT TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE SOUTH SUDAN
CONFLICTNew York, Dec 28 2013 1:00PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon on
Saturday welcomed the appointment of a mediation team to work with
Government of South Sudan and the opposition towards reaching a
ceasefire to end the current conflict, which has taken a heavy toll on
the world's youngest nation.

In a <"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7379">statement
issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban commended the East African
regional bloc known as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development
(IGAD) for its efforts and the outcome reached at its summit on 27
December.

At yesterday's meeting of heads of State and government, held in the
Kenyan capital of Nairobi, IGAD issued a
<"http://igad.int/attachments/725_Communique%20of%20the%2023rd%20IGAD%20Extraordinary%20Summit.pdf">communiqué
in which it condemned the violent escalation of conflict in South
Sudan.

The conflict began 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. The fighting has led to
well over a thousand deaths and the displacement of at least 122,000
people, some 63,000 of whom have taken refuge in United Nations bases
in the country.

IGAD leaders called on all parties to refrain from steps that will
inflame the conflict further particularly along ethnic and sectarian
lines, and strongly condemned the "bankrupt and opportunistic
ideology" of ethnic and religious sectarianism.

The regional bloc welcomed the commitment by the Government of South
Sudan on immediately beginning unconditional dialogue with all
stakeholders and to an immediate cessation of hostilities. It called
on Mr. Machar and other parties to make similar commitments.

The summit also determined that if hostilities do not cease within
four days of the issuance of the communiqué, IGAD will consider taking
further measures.

"All violence, attacks and human rights abuses must end immediately,"
said Mr. Ban's spokesperson.

"The Secretary-General reminds those responsible that they will be
held accountable. He calls on the Government and all concerned to
ensure the rights and security of civilians are protected."

The statement also reiterated that the UN stands with the people of
South Sudan and will continue to do everything within its means to
protect civilians at risk and provide necessary humanitarian
assistance.

Yesterday the first group of reinforcements -- 72 police from the UN
peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) --
arrived in the capital, Juba, to assist the UN Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS) with the growing numbers of displaced in the UN compounds.

The UN is working with other peacekeeping missions in the region, as
well as troop and police contributing countries, to quickly move
troops and equipment, especially helicopters, into South Sudan to
strengthen the protection of civilians.
Dec 28 2013 1:00PM
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