President Kiir says ready for positive working relations with new UN chief
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January 6, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir expressed
readiness and optimism of forging new working relations with the new
Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, saying his
administration appreciate and wants to enhance better working
relations with the new leadership
“Sometimes situation creates misunderstanding, it creates confusion
but with leadership, these challenges can be turned into opportunity
to address the issues of concern. I extend you, your Excellency, on
behalf of the people of South Sudan and the government the support
your office would require so that we all work together in championing
universal principles and ideals enshrined in the UN charter”,
president Kiir said in a congratulatory message address to the new
Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, who assumed
office this week.
Kiir said he would like the United Nations and other western countries
to look at South Sudan as a member state with equal rights,
sovereignty and leadership ready to work with the global community.
He said sanctions and arms embargo would not solve the problem but
rather support for peaceful dialogue and nonpartisan engagement of the
international community would address the conflict.
“We say sanctions and arms embargo would not contribute to addressing
the issues of war, instead they will exacerbate and undermine the
process”, he added in a 1st January 2017 message seen by Sudan Tribune
on Friday.
The message is his first official reaction to a draft resolution by
the United States, backed by Britain and France, seeking to impose
arms embargo after it warned of a risk of impending mass atrocities
and genocide.
The measure, however, fell short of the nine votes needed for adoption
in the 15-member council.
Russia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Venezuela and three African council
members — Angola, Egypt and Senegal, abstained from the voted after
they all expressed serious reservations.
Activists and human right groups viewed the rejection of the arms
embargo a setback for the United States, which helped South Sudan to
gain independence in 2011 but has been unable to steer the country
away from a war that erupted two years later.
If the proposal was approved it would have seen rebel leader Riek
Machar, Chief of General Staff of the government forces and a key ally
of President Kiir, Paul Malong and Information Minister Michael
Makuei, put on a sanctions blacklist and subjected to an assets freeze
and a global travel ban.
Japan, which has some 350 troops serving in the UN mission in South
Sudan, has argued that the measures, if adopted, would antagonize
President Kiir’s government and put peacekeepers’ lives at risk.
Opponents of the sanctions point to Kiir’s call earlier this month for
a national dialogue process to restore peace, saying that initiative
must be given a chance.
However, the former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was backing the
U.S. push for sanctions on South Sudan, saying an embargo would reduce
the capacity of all sides to wage war.
"If we fail to act, South Sudan will be on a trajectory towards mass
atrocities," Ban told the Council. The proposal provides for a
one-year ban on the “supply, sale or transfer” of “arms and related
materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military
vehicles and equipment” as well as spares parts.
The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan descended into war in
December 2013, leaving tens of thousands dead and more than 3.1
million people displaced.
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power argued at the time of failing to secure
the support of other members that all sides were mobilizing for more
fighting and that action was needed to prevent a bloodbath.
"The situation is not getting better, but worse, and we are sitting on
our hands," Power told the council on Monday. "Large-scale attacks
could start at any moment."
Russian Deputy Ambassador Petr Iliichev expressed different view of
the warning and cast doubt over warnings of a risk of genocide,
arguing that criminal groups and "undisciplined" troops were
responsible for mass violence, and not the government’s policy.
There is growing alarm over the humanitarian crisis in the country as
the conflict enters its fourth year.
More than 6 million people — half of South Sudan’s population — are in
need of urgent aid and humanitarian organizations expect this number
to rise by 20 to 30 percent next year.
Some 1.3 million South Sudanese have fled across borders as refugees,
including 383,000 who have fled to Uganda since July, according to UN
figures.
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6 January 22:33, by Eastern
....and what happened with the former UN chief? Kiir’s a fool!....
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7 January 05:52, by Midit Mitot
No more confusion to any UN representative to South Sudan
since the world knows your weak leadership ayaaaah Mathiang Anyoor
president.
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7 January 09:15, by Akuma
Mitot
UN New leadership will help to stabilize South Sudan in
peaceful manner compare to old regime of Ban Ki-Moon who UNMISS are
mean of regime change in South Sudan. All doors for Arm embargo and
sanction are being shut down.
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7 January 07:41, by dinkdong
Just like he thought the U.S. President-Elect will solve South
Sudan issues, he thinks the incoming UN Secretary General will go
along very well with him. What a fool?! He don’t know they are not
dictators. Whatever they govern are govern by the law.
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7 January 01:27, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
Here is a criminal of a highest order trying to beg for good
relationship with the universal organisation that protects the rights
of international citizens from maltreatment of despotic, undemocratic
national leaders. There is no doubt that Kiir knows what they are
doing are wrong and there are consquences for that.
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7 January 03:53, by ngadodo
Criminal always know how to manipulate people mind, what Salva
Kiir talk about reaction to newly chef of UN its nonsense he should
resign in order to give room to peace if caring for ss.
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7 January 08:57, by Dengda
South Sudan now is like prostitute who settle for a man who give a
lot. We can afford to have two giants clashed on our issue or host
third world war in our soil. Russia, China and Korea are yearning for
Third world war and they constantly undermining USA, Nato and allied
as the world leaders. Russia hunting for support from poor in order to
wage war and using Poor country soldier as ground troops
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7 January 09:20, by Fair Man
Let Kiir first form the Hybride court to try and punish the
criminals who masterminded the killings of South South Sudanese from
2013 to date. On the other side, Kiir and Dr. Riek, after being
accused by AU report of ordering unwarranted massacres at various
frontlines, including Juba, should voluntarily report themselves to
International Court, one after another. The courts in Juba can not try
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