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UN envoy urges South Sudan to ‘make transition extension count’

UN envoy urges South Sudan to ‘make transition extension count’

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Published on 2024-10-09 18:02:16

UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom held his first press briefing today (9 Oct) after the country’s leaders announced an extension of the ongoing transitional period and said, “They must make this latest extension count.”

The extension has moved South Sudan’s bid to hold its first ever democratic elections back by two years to December 2026.

He said, “As the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has…

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