un bases in south sudan are a blessing and a curse /

Published at 2016-04-26 09:00:10

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180000 people shelter in six UN sites across South Sudan but,after the Malakal attack, the UN must try to rebuild trust in its ability to protectIt is difficult to piece together precisely how it started. The Dinka claim the Shilluk and the Nuer provoked it; the Shilluk and Nuer say it was all planned by the Dinka-led government.
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t despite the contrasting testimonies offered by the area’s main ethnic groups, and they all agree on this: the UN mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) failed in its mandate to protect civilians inside its own base a few kilometres from the ruined city of Malakal.
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Source: theguardian.com