Advocacy in Juba has expressed worries on the steps being taken by United States on South Sudan citing they affect Citizens who are not aware of political misunderstanding between countries.
Their concern came at the time where there are report of United States (US) withdrawal of its troops from United Nation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Also, the reports of the US cutting down of peace funding, financial restriction on South Sudan among others continue to threat economic as well as peace implementation in South Sudan.
The Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) Edmund Yakani in a statement extended to the media acknowledge that such decision would severely affect the peace agreement.
He begged the US government to reconsider their decision for the seek of humanity in ensuring everlasting peace in South Sudan.
“I would like to appeal to the new Administration of United States that there is a need to humbly reverse the idea of withdrawing from United Nation Peace Keeping mission South Sudan and cutting down peace funding, we know it is not a right for us to call for we know it is the interest and the will of the people of United States and their government to support” he said.
The activist called on the US to reverse adding that the results of diplomat misunderstanding between countries could affected the citizens.
“The tension that arise between South Sudan and the government of United State should not be an instrument for punishing the Citizen of South Sudan or the Citizen of the United States” he said
The activist expressed that the United State being a global friend to South Sudan should maintain its support on South Sudan.
“My appeal is that the friendship that we have as traditionally people of South Sudan and the people of United states should not be affected with the political disagreement between Juba and Washington DC” he said.
The Activist appreciated the United States government for grating South Sudan delegation visa to travel to Washington Dc for the World Bank Spring.
The activist reiterated that the function of UN as Agencies with contribution from United States reflect the humanity.
“We may be seen far by geography distribution of our states or our countries where South Sudan may be far from where United States is but humanity connect and the only thing globally, we can feel that humanity is in existent and humanity connect the function of UN Agencies as an instrument with global responsibility to protect to share, to work together, to collaborate to maintain Humanity and solidarity” he explained.
Recently it was reported that United States recently withdrawn a group of peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
This has been done without any public statement or explanation from UNMISS or the US contingent according to the online reports.
Early this month US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced revocation of visas on all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US.
Rubio, in a statement extended to the media, added that the US would also block any arriving citizens of South Sudan, the world’s newest country, at US ports of entry.
He blamed the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.
A cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy is removing unlawful migrants from the US, with the promise of “mass deportations”.
“It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States,” said Rubio.
“Every country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country, including the United States, seeks to remove them,” he added.
On 8 March, the US ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave as regional fighting broke out, threatening a fragile peace deal agreed in 2018.