Sudan /
Security situation in Malakal area
KARTHOUM, Soudan, February 25, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today expressed his deep concern about the security situation in Malakal area, where armed confrontations erupted this morning.
Special Representative Qazi called on all parties to cease the fighting immediately, to act responsibly to resolve their differences, and to take full account of their duty to protect and ensure the safety and security of the civilian population.
The United Nations Mission in the Sudan is actively engaged through the existing mechanisms to implement this comprehensive peace agreement to bring about a quick and durable settlement of the confrontation in Malakal and to prevent any recurrence of such incidents.
SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
