UK Troop deployment to South Sudan is crucial for UN Peacekeeping Efforts - Amb Tim Morris

Jun 08, 2016, 07:31 AM

The first group of UK Armed Forces personnel have arrived in the country, as part of a wider British contribution to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

This deployment follows Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement in September at the UN General Assembly in New York that the UK will double its contribution to active peacekeeping in 2016, with plans to deploy troops to South Sudan as well as Somalia.

UK Ambassador to South Sudan Tim Morris, spoke with Miraya Breakfast show host Sebit William, about the significance of the UK troop deployment in #SouthSudan