UN urges Southern Sudanese leaders to begin peace talks to end the war – Xinhua

JUBA, July 4 (Xinhua) – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday urged South Sudanese leaders to hold talks on peace talks to end suffering of his people.

million. Mohammed said the UN welcomed the latest peace efforts in Sudan, adding that the talks remained the only opportunity to stabilize the youngest nation in the world.

There is a peace agreement that could happen and it is another opportunity for South Sudan to be reborn and reborn in a way that takes concrete steps to include everyone ", she told reporters in Juba, rebel leader Riek Machar signed a cessation of hostilities agreement in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and pledged to end more than four years of fighting. 19659002] But the pact was broken a few hours after its entry into force.

Mohammed arrived in South Sudan on Tuesday for a joint visit of the African Union and the African Union (AU) to to promote women's participation in peacebuilding and development

Peace and Security Bineta Diop as part of a six-day tour to South Sudan, Chad and Niger to strengthen women's participation in peace, security and development in all three countries

Senior government officials, humanitarian and diplomatic missions visited a UN-protected IDP camp and also opened a treatment center for victims of badual and gender-based violence.

Mohammed said he had received first-hand accounts from women who had suffered badual violence and rape in South Sudan and now is the time for armed actors to do more and end all forms of violence against women and children.

"This delegation is there to constantly remind the world that these problems are not over yet, they are urgent and we must deal with them now," said Mohammed.

"For us, there is the problem of Hope is hard, it will be a long journey and we must accompany the women and people of South Sudan to achieve their aspirations, "she added.

South Sudan fell into civil war at the end of 2013 and the conflict created one. The UN estimates that about 4 million South Sudanese have been displaced internally and externally.

A peace agreement signed in August 2015 between rival leaders under pressure from the United Nations led to the creation of a transitional unity government, but was broken by renewed fighting in July 2016.