The United States Permanent Representative to the UN said she is ‘outraged by reports of assaults’ on foreign aid workers and journalists in Juba last month.
In a statement on Monday, Samantha Power said ‘South Sudanese soldiers carried out the attacks in an aid workers’ compound located in Juba’.
‘Attacks against brave individuals attempting to help the people of South Sudan are attacks against humanity itself,’ reads part of Power’s statement.
She said the latest revelation of rapes against foreign workers and journalists needs more robust international peacekeeping in Juba to prevent crimes against civilians and the deterioration of security.
The Ambassador called for an end to the conflict, which she said ‘has routinely allowed impunity for murder and sexual violence’.
‘South Sudan’s leaders must investigate this incident and hold accountable the individuals responsible for these cowardly and brutal assaults’, she added.
Power challenged UN Mission in South Sudan for failing to respond when informed of attacks on the humanitarian compound.