UN / SOUTH SUDAN PEACEKEEPING UPDATE

26-Sep-2023 00:01:17
A UN spokesperson said that civilians in South Sudan continue to endure ongoing violence, with 395 civilians killed between April and June this year alone. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / SOUTH SUDAN PEACEKEEPING UPDATE
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

26 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Dujarric at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Moving to South Sudan, our peacekeeping colleagues are reporting that civilians continue to endure ongoing violence, with 395 civilians killed between April and June this year alone. According to a Human Rights Brief released today by the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, 222 incidents of violence against civilians were documented, including 128 children, 166 abductees, and 29 victims of conflict-related sexual violence.”
4. Wide shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Most of the violent incidents were attributed to community-based militias, with Warrap State being the most impacted state in South Sudan. With elections less than 15 months away, the UN mission urges the government and stakeholders to prioritize justice, community protection, and the expansion of civic and political space.”
6. Med shot, reporters
7. Wide shot, presser
STORYLINE
A UN spokesperson said that civilians in South Sudan continue to endure ongoing violence, with 395 civilians killed between April and June this year alone.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday (26 Sep) in New York, Stéphane Dujarric added, “According to a Human Rights Brief released today by the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, 222 incidents of violence against civilians were documented, including 128 children, 166 abductees, and 29 victims of conflict-related sexual violence.”

He noted that most of the violent incidents were attributed to community-based militias, with Warrap State being the most impacted state in South Sudan.

The spokesperson also said that with elections less than 15 months away, the UN mission urged the government and stakeholders to prioritize justice, community protection, and the expansion of civic and political space.
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