The SPLA/M-in-Opposition has welcomed the resolution passed by the UN Security Council giving its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan new powers to participate in the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission set up as part of the newly signed peace deal.
SPLM-IO deputy head of information and public relations Manawa Peter Gatkuoth told Radio Tamazuj in an interview yesterday that the extension of the UN mandate will contribute toward the protection of civilians and give chances for implementation of the peace agreement.
Manawa accused Kiir’s government of failing to protect the people of South Sudan.
On Friday, the UN Security Council extended for two months the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The resolution passed with the support of the majority of Council members, with Russia and Venezuela abstaining from the vote.