AGAIN, GOV DIRI TASKS TRADITIONAL RULERS TO MAINTAIN PEACE, SECURITY AT KING AWALA'S CORONATION . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Again, Gov Diri Tasks Traditional Rulers To Maintain Peace, Security At King Awala's Coronation  Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again urged traditional rulers to remain focused on the maintenance of peace, security and stability in their various domains as part of their contribution towards the development of the state. Governor Diri made the call at the weekend during the coronation ceremony ofHis Royal Majesty King Victor Awala, Ebeni-Ibe the Eighth (VIII) of Atissa Kingdom in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, at the Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Yenagoa, the state capital. Represented by his deputy, Dr Peter Akpe, the Bayelsa Chief Executive acknowledged the critical role traditional rulers play in society as the custodians of culture and tradition, stressing that his administration will continue to hold them in high esteem. Expressing gratitude to the Chiefs and people of Epie-Atissa for their peaceful disposition, Governor Diri, noted...

RISK OF ETHNIC GENOCIDE 'VERY HIGH' IN SUDAN- UN. (PHOTO).


 Risk of ethnic genocide 'very high' in Sudan: UN


The risk of genocide in Sudan's devastating civil war remains "very high", amid alleged ethnically motivated attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the UN warned on Monday, AFP reported.


Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart by a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.


"The risk of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan remains very high," said Acting Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Virginia Gamba.


The fighting has killed tens of thousands and displaced 13 million, including four million who fled abroad, triggering what the United Nations has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis.


"Both parties have committed serious human rights violations," said Gamba who is also a UN under-secretary.


"Of specific concern to my mandate is the continued and targeted attacks against certain ethnic groups, particularly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions," she told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.


She added in particular that the RSF and allied armed Arab militias "continue to conduct ethnically motivated attacks against the Zaghawa, Masalit and Fur groups".

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