The United Nations Mission in South Sudan or UNMISS deeply regrets the continuation of hostilities and the displacement of the civilian population in Malakal, Upper Nile State.
In a statement extended to CRN on Thursday, UNMISS says it received more internally displaced persons at its protection-of-civilians sites.
UNMISS laments that the fighting resulted to a number of stray bullets on its vehicle and sanitation facilities used by its military peacekeepers.
It adds that shelling took place near the installation of the Mission’s Bangladeshi unit, reporting some mortar rounds landed 400 meters outside the perimeter of its compound.
UNMISS calls on the belligerent forces to ensure the safety of all UN personnel and the inviolability of its physical assets.
The Mission also calls on the commanders to exercise restraint and immediately cease all hostilities.
It states that the Mission is adhering to its policy of providing shelter to combatants who surrender their weapons and remove their military uniforms prior to entering one of its protection sites.