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UN peacekeeping chief visits Malakal

The United Nations Undersecretary for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix who arrived in South Sudan on Thursday has visited the Upper Nile state capital Malakal after meeting South Sudan's political leaders including President Salva Kiir Mayardit and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny.

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September 12, 2021
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN chief of peace operations (left) arriving in Juba in an attempt to re-energize the somewhat stalling implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement. [Photo by Isaac Billy/UNMISS]
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN chief of peace operations (left) arriving in Juba in an attempt to re-energize the somewhat stalling implementation of South Sudan’s peace agreement. [Photo by Isaac Billy/UNMISS]
JUBA – The United Nations Undersecretary for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix who arrived in South Sudan on Thursday has visited the Upper Nile state capital Malakal after meeting South Sudan’s political leaders including President Salva Kiir Mayardit and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny.

“In the State, the situation has improved, but there are areas where there has been tension and even fighting. There is room for more progress regarding security so that the people, particularly those civilians in the UN Protection of Civilians camp, can move more freely and with more sense of safety and we will be working on this together,” Lacroix said from Malakal.

The USG discussed the dire situation with humanitarians and spoke with displaced families living in the Protection of Civilians site (POC) which is the only UN-protected camp yet to transition to a conventional displacement site under the responsibility of the Government. The situation is currently considered too insecure to move this process forward.

“One of the challenges that we are facing at the protection site in Malakal is systematic rampant insecurity which results in the killing of innocent civilians,” said POC Chairperson, James Akoch Ayiik Adwok.

“I want to ask the delegation that came all the way from New York under the leadership of Under-Secretary-General to look deep into that issue and to discuss with authorities in Upper Nile State to apprehend the preparators of these atrocities.”

The Deputy Governor described the situation is calm, and said people are returning back to their homes either within Malakal town or more remote villages. But driving through the town, many homes are still abandoned, and markets are quiet which demonstrates a reluctance among people to move back to the area.

“The choice to come back is free and voluntary for our citizens,” said Upper Nile Acting Governor, James Tor Monbuony Kor. “Our commitment as the state government is to ensure that we have the protection for each and every citizen regardless of their background, regardless of their political affiliation, regardless of their ethnicity.”

The Acting Governor said recent forums hosted by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan was supporting reconciliation, peacebuilding, resilience, and recovery efforts. Local police are also receiving training and technical support from UNPOL to build their capacity to tackle crime.

“The flooding has added a lot of challenges to what the population is facing and, of course, we want to be helpful,” said Mr. Lacroix. “So, we are here to say that the UN will remain committed to the State, to Malakal and the surrounding region, and will continue to do our best to be supportive.”

That support includes the protection of civilians by peacekeepers, facilitating reconciliation and peace talks, and ensuring that vulnerable communities get the help they need to rebuild their lives.

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