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Humanitarian situation in South Sudan "remains of grave concern" - Peacekeeping Chief

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Channel: United Nations · 2018 · News & Politics

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Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that “since the signing of the revitalized peace agreement, there has been a significant improvement in the general security situation of the country and incidents between signatory parties have reduced. 

Lacroix said, “confidence-building measures have been initiated” which has led to “the reopening of roads, free movement of civilians, movement of Government and Opposition groups in areas controlled by each other and the beginning of the return of some displaced populations to their areas of origin.”

Nevertheless, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, stressed that “the humanitarian situation in the country remains of grave concern and is a direct consequence of the conflict.”

He said, “attacks on humanitarian workers, the dangers posed to them and the impediments created by the parties to the conflict are unacceptable.”

Five years after the beginning of this conflict, Lacroix said, “the chance for peace in South Sudan has been created” and noted that “more progress has been made in the past four months than in the previous four years.”

Nonetheless, he warned, “the peace process is not yet assessed as fully sustainable and irreversible and will need positive engagement and compromise from the parties and continued reinforcement if it is to deliver genuine hope and relief to the suffering South Sudanese populations.”

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