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Brief report abt work of #Mongolia peacekeepers, incl 6 women (of 23) on UN Mission in South Sudan, here guarding fuel trucks for supplies.

https://unmiss.unmissions.org/en/news/mongolian-peacekeepers-safeguard-a-lifeline-convoy-through-danger-and-dust

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#UNMISS closure of Akobo base may be due to financial constraint (mostly on account of arrears owed by the #US and #China) but is highly symbolic in such a context. The #UN have reversed the signal it had sent Kiir by staying amid military operations - and have essentially given him a blank check.

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Since then, and repeatedly, the South Sudanese government has taken aim at the #UN mission in the country (#UNMISS), in a context of open defiance towards any external pressure to "keep" the #peace, democratize #SouthSudan, or implement minimal state-building reforms.

Operations to retake Akobo from the opposition a month ago have seen hostility to UNMISS come to a head. The government had ordered peacekeepers to leave ; they have stayed to better protect civilians.

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