Kiir asks displaced to return home

JUBA, FEBRUARY23rd 2023 (SUDANS POST) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit has asked the displaced people to return to their homes and promised that the government will extend security even to those who would choose to go back to their areas of origin.

The president made the call during a meeting with the displaced person at Freedom Hall in Juba on Wednesday.

“For those who will opt to return to their habitual areas of residence, the government will provide security and would work jointly with partners to organize logistics around what is needed to resettle successfully in those areas,” Kiir said.

“For those who cannot go back to their areas of residence, we have spoken to authorities in states where IDPs camps are located to set aside land to resettle them. I must add that this land, when designated, must be allocated to IDPs only,” he said.

The South Sudanese head of state further called on international partners to render support to help the government in its efforts for reintegration and resettlement of millions of its citizens displaced by the deadly civil war.

“We know that about 2.3 million of our people still live in refugee camps in neighboring countries. With peace implementation moving towards the final phase where elections will end the transitional period, repatriating our people from the camps in neighboring countries should top our agenda,” he said.