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DATELINE: 14 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
14 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson at the dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And just north to Abyei. Some positive news on the peacekeeping front, 60 youth leaders including 16 women from the Ngok Dinka community of Abyei and the Twic Dinka community of Warrap state in South Sudan have signed an agreement committing to an immediate cessation of hostilities. They agreed to reopening key routes enabling free, secure movement of people and goods, and pledged to collaborating to counter misinformation and hate speech. This was the result of a four-day dialogue attended by key peace partners, including our peacekeeping missions in Abyei (UNISFA) and South Sudan (UNMISS), non-governmental partners, community leaders and the South Sudan Council of Churches. Both our missions reaffirmed their full support towards the implementation of these resolutions and strengthening dialogue and intercommunal harmony between communities.”
4. Wide shot, end of press briefing
Highlighting a breakthrough agreement between rival communities in the disputed region of Abyei, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described the development as “positive news on the peacekeeping front.”
Briefing reporters today (Apr 14), Dujarric said “60 youth leaders including 16 women from the Ngok Dinka community of Abyei and the Twic Dinka community of Warrap state in South Sudan have signed an agreement committing to an immediate cessation of hostilities.”
He added that the parties “agreed to reopening key routes enabling free, secure movement of people and goods, and pledged to collaborating to counter misinformation and hate speech.”
The commitments follow a four-day dialogue involving peacekeeping missions in Abyei (UNISFA) and South Sudan (UNMISS), along with non-governmental partners, community leaders, and the South Sudan Council of Churches.
“Both our missions reaffirmed their full support towards the implementation of these resolutions and strengthening dialogue and intercommunal harmony between communities,” Dujarric said.
