UN Mission in South Sudan or UNMISS head expresses depression about recurrent conflicts in the country.
Ellen Margrethe L√∏j in her farewell press conference cites sadness as South Sudanese face many hardships after overwhelming voting for their independence.
Margrethe calls on all South Sudanese to unite for one national identity after long liberation.
Conflict in Equatoria region is worrying, the outgoing UNMISS Chief points out.
She urges South Sudanese to imitate the example of building national identity from other African countries that have many tribes.
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon appointed Margrethe his Special Representative in South Sudan in July 2014.
Margrethe served as Denmark’s Ambassador to Czech Republic before her appointment as Special Representative in Liberia in October 2007.