Category: Humanitarian

MSF mourns loss of two local staff amid Abyei insecurity

The Medical charity organization, Médecins Sans Frontières says it has lost two of its South Sudanese employees following the heavy fighting in Abyei Special Administrative Area over the past weeks

MSF did not name the deceased staff it its press statement issued yesterday.

But it says the victims were worked with the organization in Agok when the conflict erupted in 2022 and later re-joined mission in Abyei town to keep fulfilling their humanitarian duty.

MSF describes the deceased as hard-working, committed humanitarian workers who will be sorely remembered for their good work.

In a statement, Dr. Sigrid Lamberg, MSF’s Head of Mission in South Sudan, extends a tribute to the two humanitarian aid workers who tragically lost their lives.

“Today, we mourn the tragic loss of two of our South Sudanese colleagues. They were hard-working, committed humanitarian workers who worked to support their community. They will be sorely remembered for their good work. They will be missed, and our deepest condolences and thoughts are with their families.”

MSF has expressed deeply concerned about the increase of violence for the last weeks in the area.

“Over the last two weeks, our teams have treated more than 70 patients in Ameth-Bek hospital in Abyei town, where MSF is providing emergency and life-saving secondary healthcare,” it added.

MSF descries its medical personnel and equipment are stretched by the number and severity of casualties.

 

TROIKA ‘strongly’ condemns Abyei violence

The embassies of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States in South Sudan have condemned the attacks on Abyei Administrative Area, which resulted in the death of over 50 people.

The Western countries voiced their “deepest” condolences to the bereaved families of the peacekeepers and the civilians who lost their lives.

In a press statement on Monday, Troika said: “We denounce in the strongest terms the targeting of United Nations peacekeepers and call for those responsible for these attacks to be held accountable.”

“We are deeply concerned by the escalation of violence in recent months between communities living in and around the Abyei Administrative Area.”

The international observers called on South Sudanese political and community leaders to immediately act to end the conflict.

“All leaders who have influence with involved communities and who fail to use it to support peace are demonstrating their disregard for the interests of their people.”

Deadly violence has escalated to its worst level at the Abyei-Warrap border as well as in the Bahr el Ghazal region despite President Kiir’s recent order of an immediate ceasefire.

Abyei’s Deputy Chief Administrator Honorable Noon Deng Nyok was killed on December 31, 2024, along with five others including his bodyguards in a road ambush by gunmen in Agok.

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