UN, government partner to improve security in Magwi

April 29, 2022 (NEW YORK/JUBA) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), agencies and the government have brought together feuding groups in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State (EES) for reconciliation, peace talks and discussed how to improve basic services.

A spokesperson for the UN Secretary General said the UN mission in South Sudan would help promote further talks between the local security forces and communities to reduce tensions and restore stability in the area.

Last week, UN peacekeepers wrapped up a fact-finding mission to Magwi County in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State, as part of efforts to lower tensions between farmers and cattle herders over a lack of resources.

Since February, skirmishes have led to the deaths and injury to dozens of civilians, as well as sexual violence and displacement of some 20,000 people.

Cattle rustling and raiding have been among the causes of conflict in South Sudan’s communities prompting even some UN agencies and other organizations to launch a robust campaign against the practice.

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