UNMISS Concerned About Security Situation In Yei The United Nation Mission in South Sudan, says it is concerned with the continuous deterioration of the security situation in Yei and calls for immediate cessation of hostilities. 11 October 2016
JUBA, 11 October 2016 [Gurtong]-Yasmina Bouziane, the UN Mission Principal Public Information Officer, said the UN Mission’s access continues to be denied. “The Mission is alarmed that deadly attacks on civilians and looting of private property on 11th and 13th September, and the displacement of several thousand others from nearby Lainya County since mid-July, have affected over 100,000 South Sudanese in Yei, despite their civilian non-combatant status” said Yasmina Bouziane. He said the Mission has received disturbing reports of horrific violence perpetrated against innocent and vulnerable civilians, including women and infants. “UNMISS is also concerned at the humanitarian crisis unfolding, with a population unable to move freely, tend to their farms, or feed themselves, due to various restrictions on their movement, and the inability of humanitarian partners to freely access the area and provide much needed assistance” said Yasmina. UNMISS is now calling upon all parties to refrain from further violence, ensure that commanders control their forces and protect civilians and their property and to cease all hostilities. “We also call on the authorities to grant immediate and unfettered access to UNMISS and humanitarian actors, and to work together for the good of the people of this country. We further reiterate that there can be no military solution to the situation in South Sudan” Yasmina added. Posted in: Home -- To post to this group, send email to southsudankob@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to southsudankob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to southsudankob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to SouthSudanKob@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oq5fg3w3zTpEpJtynZjO8-sdNBAyS-LYzZ%3DpGbcOy8anA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
