SOUTH SUDAN: U.N. deploys more peacekeepers to Unity state

The U.N. mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sending 150 peacekeepers to Unity state to protect civilians who are being targeted in clashes between the government and rebel troops, the mission said on Thursday. A series of peace deals signed by the parties have been violated, with the latest violence taking place in Unity state, […]

The U.N. mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sending 150 peacekeepers to Unity state to protect civilians who are being targeted in clashes between the government and rebel troops, the mission said on Thursday.

A series of peace deals signed by the parties have been violated, with the latest violence taking place in Unity state, which hosts abandoned oil fields.

“What we are witnessing on the ground is the deliberate killing of civilians as well as the sexual violation and abduction of women and children,” David Shearer, the head of the U.N. mission, said in a statement