By Matthew Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS, May 4 -- Even as South Sudan officials in Juba confirmed the killing of chief Kuol Deng Kuol in Abyei, the UN which runs a Peacekeeping mission therewould not.
Inner City Press heard of the murder on Saturday afternoon, New York time, and at 4:30 pm asked Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's three top spokespeople to confirm:
that chief Kwol Deng has been killed; that UNISFA has "closed" Abyei town; and any impacts on UNISFA peacekeepers.
Also, in South Sudan, is there any UN reaction to the detention of the acting editor of the Juba Monitor, Michael Koma?
And if the UN has any update on what DPA / Said Djinnit et al are doing regarding the deaths in protests in Guinea.
But in more than three hours after, no confirmation, no response, nothing. This comes just two days after Department of Peacekeeping Operations spokesperson Kieran Dwyer, while trying to justify Herve Ladsous' refusal to answer any Inner City Press question, claimed that he answers questions. Video here.
Well, this is directly in the mandate of a DPKO mission -- and the mission has nothing to say. Something is wrong with DPKO, and now with the UN. Watch this site.
