Sudan & S. Sudan: Fiji's Merelea Dileba Drotini will be the second female going for the UNISFA in Abyei

UN peacekeepers risk their lives for people in countries far from home. They are well respected. Any attack on a peacekeeper constitutes a war crime. 

From FBC News, Fiji
By Ema Ganivatu
Dated Wednesday, January 3, 2024, 5:44 AM

ASP Drotini leaving for UN Mission

Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew (left), Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police Merelea Dileba Drotini 

[Source: Fiji Police Force/ Facebook]

Officer in Charge of Criminal Records Office, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police Merelea Dileba Drotini will be the second female going for the United Nations Interim Security Forces in Abyei.

Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew congratulated ASP Drotini for her appointment and reminded her of the image of the Fiji Police Force.

Chew has also advised ASP Drotini to make the most of any training chances during her time in the mission areas.

ASP Drotini will be departing our shores for UNISFA this Friday.

View original: https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/asp-drotini-leaving-for-un-mission/

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S. Sudan: UNSC condemns violence in Warrap State, Abyei underscoring the importance of UNISFA role

From Radio Tamazuj
Dated Tuesday, 12 December 2023 - here is a copy in full:

UN Security Council condemns violence in Warrap State, Abyei

The members of the UN Security Council on Monday [11 Dec] strongly condemned the violence in Warrap State in South Sudan and the southern parts of the Abyei Administrative Area that claimed approximately 75 lives in November 2023, and 10 lives in Abyei in early December 2023 respectively.

In a statement extended to Radio Tamazuj, the members of the Security Council noted with grave concern the continued presence of some forces as well as armed elements of the local communities in Abyei, and reiterated that the Abyei Area be fully demilitarized without delay, recalling in this regard the 2011 Agreement and relevant Security Council resolutions.

“The members of the Security Council echo the calls of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, stressing the need for the transitional government of South Sudan to investigate the killings and attacks on civilians in Warrap and the Abyei Area,” the statement read in part. “They call on the transitional government of South Sudan to contain the violence and defuse tension between the affected communities.”

“The members of the Security Council underscore the important role the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) should play in the protection of civilians, including refugees, and in supporting community dialogue and facilitating reconciliation, and with the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) in support of achieving peace, security, and stability in Abyei and the broader region,” it concluded.

View original: https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/un-security-council-condemns-violence-in-warrap-state-abyei

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