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Troika Statement on South Sudan Peace Talks

The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway. The members of the Troika (the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway) support the engagement of the region in the recent Khartoum-based negotiations on outstanding governance and security issues. We acknowledge ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 13 August, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases

Joint Statement on the Detention of Peter BiarAjak

We are deeply troubled by the arrest and ongoing detention by the South Sudanese National Security Service (NSS) of youth activist Peter BiarAjak on the morning of Saturday 28 July 2018. He has now been detained for over six days.

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 3 August, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases

Passage of a bill to unilaterally extend the transitional government’s term

The following statement is issued on behalf of the Heads of Mission of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States: The Troika are deeply concerned by the South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly’s passage of a bill to unilaterally extend the transitional government’s term, and calls on President Kiir to reject it. This move will ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 13 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases

South Sudan — Travel Advisory — Level 4: Do Not Travel

Do not travel to South Sudan due to crime and armed conflict. Violent crime, such as carjackings, shootings, ambushes, assaults, robberies, and kidnappings is common throughout South Sudan, including Juba. Armed conflict is ongoing throughout the country and includes fighting between various political and ethnic groups, and weapons are readily available to the population. In ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 28 June, 2018 | Topics: Alert

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Today, 19 June, the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we call on all parties to the conflict to stop immediately using sexual violence as a tactic of war, which is happening on an appalling scale in South Sudan, and with impunity. The use of sexual violence as a tactic of ...

By U.S. Embassy Juba | 19 June, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases

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