U.N. Security Council outraged, says attackers should be held responsible NEW YORK (11 Jul.)
Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed shock and outrage at the attacks on U.N. compounds and protection of civilians sites in Juba following clashes on Sunday. “The members of the Security Council reminded all parties, including government security forces, of the civilian character of the protection of civilian sites in South Sudan. The members of the Security Council stressed that attacks against civilians and UN premises and personnel may constitute war crimes” the Security Council said in a statement. Of particular note, the Security Council said that those who attacked UN premises must be held accountable, and could be subject to sanctions. They noted that Chinese or Rwandan peacekeepers had been killed or injured in the attack. It also said that the Security Council was ready to consider enhancing UNMISS “to better ensure that UNMISS and the international community can prevent and respond to violence in South Sudan" The U.N. Security Council also emphasized that regional actors should attempt to bring an end to recent violence. "The members of the Security Council encouraged states in the region to prepare to provide additional troops in the event the Council so decides,” the Security Council said. “The members of the Security Council encouraged countries in the region, the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, to continue firmly engaging with South Sudanese leaders to address the crisis." -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14ooy%2BUJqxeXZKqOigPRA_4vqv2LaWW3NN0UO3JVB95F5hw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
