The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, while briefing the media in New York on Tuesday, said the Mission in South Sudan described the situation in the country as relatively calm.
According to Stéphane Dujarric, the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported that the situation in the country was relatively calm on Tuesday, although political and security tensions remain high.
“The head of the mission, Nicholas Haysom, is involved in diplomatic efforts that are ongoing to try and broker a peaceful solution,” he stated. “The mission encourages the Parties to resolve grievances through dialogue rather than military confrontation and to reconvene as a truly unified government under the Revitalized Peace Agreement.”
“In this regard, the mission notes the public communication from the African Union Commission that it plans to deploy a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba this week to meet with the Parties and other peace partners,” Dujarric added.