15/12/2016
UN Force in S. Sudan Ramps Up Security at Civilian Protection Sites
The streets outside the U.N. protection of civilians (POC) site in Juba are quiet on this December day, and the Ethiopian peacekeepers guarding the site want to keep it that way. So the battalion of several dozen soldiers braves intense afternoon heat to conduct a careful patrol of the area. First they circle the perimeter of the POC site, watching closely as a truck filled with charcoal bags is unloaded. They venture farther from the site to enforce a new weapons-free zone that in theory extends 200 meters from the POC site fences. They also walk...
