Rights groups call on UN to relocate civilians South Sudanese displaced children...[UN photo] South Sudan International Advocacy for Human Rights P.O.BOX 714, Kent, WA 98035
Ban Ki Moon Secretary General of the United Nations 1st and 46th Street New York, NY 10017 USA June 2, 2015 Press release *Subject: Civilians in UNIMSS Must Be Relocated to Their Original Homes and the neighboring countries* Dear Mr. Secretary General, *June 2, 2015 (SSNA) --* We, the undersigned representatives of the South Sudanese Diaspora, write to you this note to express our concerns on the ongoing crisis in South Sudan, particularly the status of civilians currently stranded in UNIMSS protective camps across the country since the outbreak of the conflict in December, 2013. We would like to acknowledge and express our gratitude to the UMISS team for the unprecedented steps taken to save hundreds of thousands of innocent lives since the beginning of war in South Sudan. Sixteen months had passed since the conflict began and the IGAD-led peace negotiation has not made any progress to bring the war in South Sudan to an end while hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been killed and over 2 million displaced persons are living in dire conditions in UN protected camps and other locations, including neighboring countries. Given the recent intensification of war and the ethnic targeting of civilians by the government forces in Unity State in particular besides Juba daily murdering base on ethnic group ,we are concerned of civilians targeted by the government of Salva Kirr as it was witnessed in Juba, Bor, Bentiu, Wau and Malakal, and other areas in 2013-2014. Therefore, we are writing to support the recent decision taken by the UN to relocate civilians in protective camps to their original areas in South Sudan and to the neighboring countries with immediate effect. We hope that UN will work with its partners to expedite the process of relocation of South Sudanese IDPs and protect their human right. Sincerely, *Signed by*: Peter Gatkuoth Wadar kuel SSIAHR Executive Director Rev James Dak Ruot Nuer Christian Network Malakal Goak SANAD Gatluke Chuol Reat Founder and President Nuer Relief Agency Dr Gatluak thach Ter Executive Director Alliance for South Sudan in Diaspora Dr Gatluak Duop Dieth Founder and President Nile Peace Development Relief Agency -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [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/CAJb14oo%3Dzg3dvD-hzCirgjcQyio6DnGiiMJ1bu3mNGi7Qp41kA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
