South Sudan: UN Calls for ‘Integrated’ Strategies to Address Climate Change Risks

United Nations (New York) – The United Nations on Wednesday called for “integrated” strategies to address climate change-related security risks in South Sudan.

“The increasing frequency of droughts and floods demonstrates the great vulnerability of South Sudan to climate change,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Nicholas Haysom, during a briefing to the Security Council.

He noted, in this context, that a new working group of the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will develop “integrated” strategies to address security risks related to climate.

The UN official said the country is facing floods not recorded in six decades, lamenting a “devastating” situation that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people who need assistance “urgently.

Haysom also stressed the need to strengthen stability in South Sudan in a region facing political, security and humanitarian challenges.

Referring to the peace process in the country, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy welcomed the steps taken so far for its implementation, but said they are not “sufficient” to ensure the maintenance of this process.