The United Nations says some 900 civilians are still in captivity following years of fighting between government forces and rebels.
Thousands have been killed during the fighting and millions forced to flee their homes.
The U.N in a statement on Thursday said 24,000 were “forced to flee their homes during a surge in violence between April and August” this year alone.
“In April 2018, after several months of relative calm, the pro-Riek Machar Sudan People’s Liberation Army in-Opposition (SPLA-IO (RM)) intensified attacks against villages and targeted civilians in Gbudue and Tambura,” the statement noted.
The U.N also said that “The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)’s offensives to dislodge SPLA-IO (RM) forces also resulted in harm to civilians, as these operations failed to distinguish between civilians and combatants.”
The global body is now requesting that all those abducted by warring parties be released.
In September South Sudan rival leaders signed what the government says is a final power-sharing agreement. The deal is to help bring an end to the civil war that has lasted for five years.
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed to the deal after several months of negotiations. The new deal is to provide for five vice presidents for South Sudan and protect a power sharing arrangement.
Per the deal former Vice-President Riek Machar is expected to return to his former position. The transitional government would govern for three years.
The most recent deal was signed in 2015 but it did not help to end the conflict.
Source: Africafeeds.com
