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[Near Verbatim] Good morning and welcome to this UNMISS Press Conference. It’s our periodic opportunity to update you and to catch up and to hear your concerns. I especially welcome everyone joining us live on Radio Miraya.I’ve just returned to Juba from a series of diplomatic engagements in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and South Africa in its capacity as chair of the C5 Group

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on Tuesday strongly condemned attacks by a group of armed youths on villages in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan which resulted in an estimated 27 people killed and 14 injured. The organization denied reports published in the media claiming UNISFA peacekeepers were killed or wounded during the incident. In response to the attacks, UNISFA said in a statement that it rushed to enhance security in the affected area by intensifying patrols and closely monitoring the situation.

Attacks by rival factions in a region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan left dozens killed on Sunday.

The U.S. Embassy in Juba in a Tuesday statement condemned the recent killing of two humanitarian aid workers in South Sudan.

Two youth from Twic county in South Sudan’s Warrap state, who were previously trapped in Abyei town, have been successfully reunited with their families.