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Shearer

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first: 2017-04-25
most recent: 2020-03-04
sittings or episodes: 8
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“A group of religious leaders I met with recently in Torit, a town in the South, told me that around three-quarters of its population had already fled to Uganda. As I said, in addition to those more retaliatory operations, there are also significant military operations being conducted that are aimed at gaining a tactical advantage over opposition positions before the onset of the rainy season. Government offensives are currently going on in Upper Nile, towards the town of Tonga, and as we speak, an SPLA military force is moving into the area of Kodok, north of Malakal, on the west bank of the Nile, signalling an offensive into an area that we believe could displace as many as 70,000 civilians. And in a third offensive, we are seeing SPLA moves into Nuer areas of Waat that are under opposition control.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“Following an ambush by suspected opposition forces on the Government near Pajok in Eastern Equatoria, the Government forces, very regrettably, responded by torching houses, looting shops, hospitals and schools and, almost invariably, committing acts of sexual violence. Once again, boys and men were targeted along ethnic lines. Since the beginning of the year, 60,000 civilians have fled in fear each month from the Equatorias to Uganda. Most of them, unfortunately, are farmers, so that what was once the country's breadbasket is being depopulated, and when these people leave the area, they are no longer involved in the production of food. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that South Sudan is losing about 1,000 metric tonnes of locally produced food as a result.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“In other areas, in contrast, SPLA operations such as those in Upper Nile and Jonglei appear far more strategic, and are focused on taking opposition-held areas. In early April, the killing of SPLA soldiers by opposition forces triggered retaliatory attacks by Government forces in and around the town of Wau. Multiple witnesses have reported to UNMISS that the SPLA shot many victims after asking them what ethnic group they belonged to. More than 15,000 civilians have sought refuge in the protection sites alongside the UNMISS base, and another 5,000 have fled to the Catholic Church areas in Wau. At UNMISS, we have reinforced our protection capabilities with additional troops and stepped up the amount of patrolling that we are doing. In the Equatorias, in the South, opposition attacks have focused on vehicles along major supply routes.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“Since last year, the security, economic and humanitarian situations have worsened markedly. Just in the past few days, the currency dramatically devalued, leaving the Government struggling to meet its financial obligations. As the frustrations mount, so does the risk of instability. Virtually no part of the country is immune to conflict, and yet there has been no concerted effort by any party to adhere to a ceasefire. Instead, over the past month we have actually been seeing the conflict intensify. In some of the violence, the Government forces have responded to attacks by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Opposition and other armed groups, notably in Wau and the Equatorias, in the South.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“For example, a convoy delivering humanitarian supplies from Juba to Bentiu, in the North, a distance of about 1,000 kilometres, or 600 miles, takes more than two weeks. That is owing not only to the appalling roads, but also to the fact that as many as 90 official and, mostly, unofficial checkpoints have to be negotiated along the way. UNMISS is currently providing direct protection to more than 220,000 civilians in six different locations around the country. The largest site, which is in Bentiu and hosting 125,000 people, is the second-largest urban area in South Sudan, and I have no doubt that thousands of civilians would not be alive today if it were not for UNMISS. Now more than ever, the 12,000 United Nations Blue Helmets and 2,000 United Nations police officers are vital to the protection of civilians.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“Mr. Shearer: I thank the Council for the opportunity to brief it today and would like to touch on updates from the ground as well as the progress and challenges we can expect going forward. I have been Special Representative of the Secretary- General for South Sudan for three months and during that time have travelled to all 10 of the Mission's main field offices. I have quickly learned that Juba is not South Sudan. Each of the field offices of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) faces its own unique array of different ethnic, political and humanitarian challenges. And in each, UNMISS field personnel experience some of the most difficult circumstances and living conditions that I have seen in my many years of work in conflict zones around the world.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source