South Sudan: Deterioration in political and security situation - UNMISS Briefing | United Nations

Briefing by Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), on the situation in South Sudan. -------------------------- The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom, said, “there has been a sharp deterioration in the political and security situation,” in the country, “which threatens to unravel the peace gains made in recent years.” Presenting the Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan to the Security Council, Haysom said, “all our efforts are now focused on preventing a relapse into widespread conflict and refocusing attention on the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement.” He told the Council that there are reports “of further mobilisation, respectively, of the White Army and SSPDF in Upper Nile, allegedly including the forced recruitment of children into the respective ranks of the armed formations.” The deployment of Ugandan foreign forces at the request of the South Sudanese government, Haysom pointed out, “has further stoked public anxiety.” The UNMISS Chief said, “South Sudan faces one of the worst humanitarian outlooks since independence – driven by escalating subnational violence, the spillover from the Sudan conflict, deepening economic collapse, extreme weather and a sharp decline in international aid.” He said, “round 9.3 million people – three quarters of the population – need assistance and 7.7 million are suffering


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