UN Chief Urges to Immediately Form National Unity Gov’t in South Sudan

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United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the Arctic/Svalbard presentation at the COP21 UN climate change conference in Le Bourget, northeast of Paris, on December 5, 2015 - Sputnik International
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for the immediate formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity in South Sudan after the return and swearing-in as the first vice president of the country of rebel leader Riek Machar, the UN said in a statement published on its website on Tuesday.

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar prepares to address a news conference during the peace signing meeting in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 17, 2015. - Sputnik International
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, Machar returned to the African republic’s capital after more than two years of absence from Juba.

"The Secretary-General welcomes the return of Riek Machar to Juba and his swearing in as the First Vice President which marks a new phase in the implementation of the peace agreement. The Secretary-General calls for the immediate formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity," the statement read.

The UN chief also appealed to the UN Security Council to cooperate with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) to mobilize all the required support for the peace process, the statement added.

South Sudan has been engaged in an armed ethnic conflict since December 2013, when President Salva Kiir said that a military coup had been planned in the country, pointing the blame at Machar. More than a million people have fled their homes in South Sudan, which descended into a civil war, a year-and-a-half after the nation gained independence from Sudan.

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