
INA- sources
The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to extend for another year its mission in South Sudan, the world's youngest state, which is undertaking a fragile peace process but remains plagued by post-civil-war violence.
Thirteen of the council's 15 members voted to extend the mandate for the mission, known as UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan), until March 15, 2024.
China and Russia abstained.
Early this month the head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom urged South Sudan's government to implement its peace agreement in order to hold "credible" elections next year.
UNMISS, one of the global body's most expensive operations with an annual budget of $1.2 billion, will "maintain its force levels with a ceiling of 17,000 troops and 2,101 police personnel," according to a UN statement.
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