More New UN Troops Arrive In Juba The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says it has received 122 new troops from its sister mission in Cote d'Ivore, a reinforcement to the one already on ground. 27 February 2014
By Waakhe Simon Wudu *JUBA - 26 February 2014 [Gurtong] -* In its latest update released on activities in and around protection of civilian areas in South Sudan, UNMISS says the force described as "surge troops" is from Ghana referred to as GHANABATT. "A further battalion of 128 soldiers is scheduled to arrive on February 28. The 250 troops will be deployed in the coming day to Bentiu to reinforce the existing battalion of Mongolian (MONNATT) troops allowing them to conduct patrols further away from the town," said the press release. "It is expected GHANBATT will be augmented by additional troops in the coming months, to a total of 850 soldiers in South Sudan from Ghana," UNMISS added. The reinforcement is an effort the United Nations announced earlier to increase its role in protecting civilians following the outbreak of war in the country mid-December last year. Nearly one million people have been affected by the crisis. On Wednesday, UNMISS said it is currently hosting 75,643 civilians displaced to its different camps in the country following the eruption of violence. A total of 43,324 are being hosted in Juba, 21,568 in Malakal, 4,891 in Bor and 4,523 in Bentiu. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> , Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.aspx> , Foreign Aid/Assistance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/30/Foreign-AidAssistance.aspx> , Featured Stories<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/137/Featured-Stories.aspx> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orgUE9%2Bi_Q3rAuzfLtgR8%2B9J43uEgstj6U7mJMLY0%2Bqaw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
