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Govt plans to shut down UN protection sites in Juba: official

JUBA (19 Dec.)

South Sudan’s government has announced a plan to shut down the UN
protection sites in the capital Juba where tens of thousands of Nuer
civilians have sheltered from the ongoing fighting in the country.

Northern Liech Minister of Information Lam Tungwar told Radio Tamazuj
yesterday that the UN protection camps in Juba will be shut down and that
the displaced people from the Nuer tribe will be relocated by the national
government to their areas of origin in Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity States.

He claimed that about 1,400 displaced citizens mostly women and children
have already arrived in Rubkona area. The local official added that
hundreds of displaced people from Bieh and Pangak states were also
relocated to their areas of origin.

"About 1,400 people from the PoC in Juba have arrived in Rubkona, and about
780 people from the Lou Nuer have also arrived in Bieh State, also over 480
people went to Pangak State. So people want to return back to their areas
because they are suffering inside the UN camps," said Tungwar.

Tungwar pointed out that the internally displaced persons who were
relocated to their areas of origin are part of the peace process, besides
their complaints about poor conditions in the UN camps.He noted that the
national government will continue to relocate all the conflict-displaced
people in Juba to their areas of origin and close the UN camps in capital.

Last year, South Sudan government rejected a plan by the United Nations to
relocate over 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from various
civilian protection sites to their places of choice, including villages and
towns in the rebel-held areas across the country.

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