UNMISS provides flights for SPLM/A IO troops to Juba

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan – UNMISS has extended its logistical support to the transportation of SPLM/A-IO troops from Malakal to Juba.

This is part of the UN mission’s mandate to support the Peace Agreement and its implementation through assistance to the JMEC.

The first airlift took place last Thursday where the Mission used its air assets to transport, from Pagak via Malakal to Juba.

Shantal Persaud, Acting spokesperson of the UN mission in South Sudan explains how important it is for the mission to provide logistical support to the peace process.