South Sudan: Civilian Violence Rises Despite Overall Drop in Attacks

The United Nations

Violence against civilians in South Sudan rose by two per cent during 2022, according to the latest annual report on Violence Affecting Civilians from the UN peacekeeping mission there, UNMISS.

Overall levels of documented violent incidents rose by 27 per cent, from 714 recorded acts of violence in 2021, to 982 last year.

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Just released #UNMISS Annual Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians shows 2% increase in number of civilians harmed across #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 in 2022, despite a 27% decrease in overall documented violent incidents in the past year.

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