JUBA Nike Epic React UK , Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- A global press freedom watchdog on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of U.S. journalist Christopher Allen in South Sudan.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) also urged authorities in Juba to respect all journalists' status as civilians.
"We call for a credible, independent investigation into the killing of Christopher Allen so that those responsible can be held to account," CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal said in a statement.
The media watchdog said Allen, who was killed covering conflict there on Aug. 26, was deserving of civilian status.
South Sudan's army, a rebel spokesman Nike Air Maestro II UK , and the U.S. Embassy in the capital Juba confirmed that Allen was killed during the fighting between government and rebel forces in Kaya, near the borders with Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Allen had been embedded with opposition forces for two weeks, Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, the rebel's deputy spokesman said.
"Taking photographs and reporting events is not attacking. It is journalistic work done by civilians, who are protected under international law," Quintal said.
Several journalists have since been killed during ongoing more than three years of violence in the youngest nation in unclear circumstances that have not been conclusively investigated Nike Air Footscape UK , amid international condemnation.
South Sudan descended into violence in December 2013 after political dispute between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Machar led to fighting that pitted mostly Dinka ethnic soldiers loyal to Kiir against Machar's Nuer ethnic group.
The 2015 peace agreement to end the violence was again violated in July 2016 when the rival factions resumed fighting in the capital forcing Machar to flee into exile.
The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions that have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for one year, till Aug. 31 Nike Air More Money UK , 2018.
The resolution reaffirmed the Security Council's authorization to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel, to take all necessary actions to ensure that its area of operations would not been used for hostile activities of any kind.
It commended the positive role of UNIFIL, whose deployment together with the Lebanese armed forces has helped to establish a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon, and welcomed the expansion of coordinated activities between UNIFIL and Lebanese troops.
Resolution 2373 was adopted unanimously by the 15-member council on Wednesday afternoon, giving relief to countries Nike Zoom VaporFly UK , particularly Lebanon, amid fears that the United States might have blocked the renewal.
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, launched a severe attack on the peacekeeping force on Friday, blaming UNIFIL commander Maj. Gen. Michael Beary for being "blind" to the massive flow of illegal weapons to Hezbollah, adding that her country requests for changes in UNIFIL.
But the Irish general rejected Haley's charges Nike Hyperadapt 2.0 UK , saying there was no evidence of weapons being transferred to Hezbollah. The United Nations stood by the general.
After the adoption of Resolution 2373, Haley could not withhold her fiery words against the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.
UNIFIL is supposed to help prevent war from happening again in southern Lebanon, in particular, help the Lebanese government to ensure that there are no weapons outside of state control in UNIFIL's area of operations, said Haley.
"For too long, UNIFIL's leadership has failed to make sure the goal is realized. In particular Nike Hyperadapt 1.0 UK , UNIFIL commander Maj. Gen. Beary's lack of understanding of the threat Hezbollah poses to the region is baffling," she told the council.
Conditions in southern Lebanon are very dangerous as Hezbollah is rearming itself, she warned. "The clouds of war are gathering."
Anne Gueguen, the deputy permanent representative of France to the United Nations, thanked council members for a cooperative and constructive attitude during a difficult negotiation, in her capacity as representative of France Nike Hyperadapt White UK , the UNIFIL penholder.
UNIFIL provided a regional public good as manifested by the fact that southern Lebanon has been less violent in comparison with other regions in the Middle East, she said. The force could do better and do more, but no one on the council could imagine what the environment would be like without UNIFIL.
The "interim" force dates back to 1978. The mission was expanded after the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah to allow Lebanese troops to have access to the country's south.
UNIFIL's mandate would have expired on Thursday.
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