Independence: South Sudan rings with joy
UN mission in South Sudan will include 7,000 peacekeepers and 900 civilians tasked with helping the fledgling nation
JUBA, SUDAN:
Just hours before south Sudan becomes independent, a mood of joyful expectation swept through its capital on Friday, with crowds dancing in the streets amid last-minute preparations for Saturday’s historic ceremony. World leaders started to arrive on the eve of independence, including UN chief Ban Ki-moon. He spoke after north Sudan officially recognised southern independence, in a statement read out in Khartoum by the minister of presidential affairs and broadcast on state television. The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution creating a UN mission in South Sudan that will include 7,000 peacekeepers and 900 civilians tasked with helping the fledgling nation.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2011.
Just hours before south Sudan becomes independent, a mood of joyful expectation swept through its capital on Friday, with crowds dancing in the streets amid last-minute preparations for Saturday’s historic ceremony. World leaders started to arrive on the eve of independence, including UN chief Ban Ki-moon. He spoke after north Sudan officially recognised southern independence, in a statement read out in Khartoum by the minister of presidential affairs and broadcast on state television. The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution creating a UN mission in South Sudan that will include 7,000 peacekeepers and 900 civilians tasked with helping the fledgling nation.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 9th, 2011.