UNMISS SRSG urges full implementation of peace deal
Juba, 10 December 2024: At a press conference in Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, acknowledged the profound challenges facing South Sudan, including intercommunal conflict, the economic crisis, climate shocks and a rising cholera outbreak. While these challenges are real, he said, so is the tremendous opportunity to choose hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. "I call on South Sudan’s leaders to carry forward this hope by making every effort to recapture the optimism and good intentions that independence had brought to their people. The only way they can do so is by fully implementing the peace deal they themselves wrote into existence. I remain convinced that with decisive actions, a unified approach and moral courage, peace is not only possible, it’s inevitable."
Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS
UNMISS SRSG urges full implementation of peace deal
Juba, 10 December 2024: At a press conference in Juba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, acknowledged the profound challenges facing South Sudan, including intercommunal conflict, the economic crisis, climate shocks and a rising cholera outbreak. While these challenges are real, he said, so is the tremendous opportunity to choose hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. "I call on South Sudan’s leaders to carry forward this hope by making every effort to recapture the optimism and good intentions that independence had brought to their people. The only way they can do so is by fully implementing the peace deal they themselves wrote into existence. I remain convinced that with decisive actions, a unified approach and moral courage, peace is not only possible, it’s inevitable."
Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS