The United Nations humanitarian chief, Stephen O’Brien, acknowledged that the sites had limited space, and that the registration of newcomers had been slow. Mr. Kiir opposes this, arguing that the 12,000 United Nations peacekeeping troops already stationed here are enough. He accused the peacekeepers of refusing to admit Equatorians like him, though the United Nations says it does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity. Sexual assaults in Juba surged last month, to at least 217 reported cases, the United Nations human rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, said in a statement on Thursday. William Tejok Toch, a community leader in the camp, acknowledged that the schoolyard had briefly been targeted, requiring intervention from United Nations police officers.

Source: New York Times August 04, 2016 15:56 UTC