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By Emmanuel M. Garjiek
The Warrap State Local Government has rejected the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) most recent quarterly report, which recorded widespread community violence.
The UNMISS assessment, issued on Monday, stated that hundreds of instances involving civilians, including conflict-related sexual abuse, happened between July and September 2024.
According to the study, Warrap State accounted for 60% of all civilian casualties over the time, with the most people killed and injured. However, the survey also said that Central Equatoria State was home to the vast majority of abductions, accounting for 69%.
Warrap State Information Minister William Wol agreed that community violence have occurred in some sections of the state in recent years, but he contended that the UNMISS estimates were overblown. He underlined that violence has decreased in recent months as a result of regional floods and the deployment of security troops.
“We have deployed forces from SSPDF’s Division 11, and as a result, there is now relative peace in the Greater Tonj East area,” he told us. “So, the UN or UNMISS has exaggerated the figures, placing Warrap State at 60 percent of communal violence across the nation.”
The UNMISS report also underlined persistent confrontations between government security forces and National Salvation Front splinter groups, which continue to threaten security and civilian protection throughout the Greater Equatoria area.
