Daily Monitor
Thursday May 13 2021
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A 40-year-old Ugandan health specialist in South Sudan is said to have succumbed to gunshot wounds she sustained in an attack by unknown gunmen Wednesday.
Clara Amono, a specialist in Reproductive Health working for Cordaid, an international emergency relief and development organization in South Sudan, was shot in an ambush between Chukudum and Camp 15 in Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State.
A yet-to-be identified driver of the same organization also reportedly sustained gunshot injuries.
Amono was on active duty travelling from Torit state to another location to support a medical facility when their convoy of vehicles operated by Cordaid and Save the Children International, came under gunfire from unidentified attackers.
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon.
Afghanistan
As you saw a short while ago in a joint statement, the Republic of Turkey, the State of Qatar and the United Nations, said that they are co-convening a high level and inclusive conference from 24 April to 4 May between the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. Turkey will be hosting the conference in Istanbul.
The statement said that the co-conveners are committed to supporting a sovereign, independent and unified Afghanistan. It adds that the overriding objective of the Istanbul Conference on the Afghanistan Peace Process is to accelerate and complement the ongoing intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha on the achievement of a just and durable political settlement.
UNMISS hands over vehicle to South Sudan National Police Service in Wau
The necessary paperwork for UNPOL to hand over a vehicle to the South Sudan police being done. Photo: Dawit Kahsay Tedla/UNMISS 6 Apr 2021 Dawit Kahsay Tedla
UN Police serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have handed over a vehicle to South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Wau, much to the satisfaction of citizens in the area.
“Police patrols in my village have been insufficient, so l’m happy to see that they have received an additional vehicle,” said Doreen Lisa, a 52-year-old farmer living near Wau.