South Sudan: UNMISS Fell Short of Its Mandate, Says Civil Society Group

3 July 2012

Juba — A South Sudanese civil society organization has accused the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) of having done very little, as required by Chapter VII of the UN Charter, to make citizens fully understand their mandate in the country.

Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), in a press briefing on Tuesday, specifically cited the protection of civilian population role of UNMISS and the limitations of the UN body as some of the puzzling issues that need to be clearly spelt out in latter's new mandate.

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