New UN envoy hopes for lasting peace in South Sudan

UN envoy Nicholas Haysom

Nicholas Haysom, the then UN special representative for Afghanistan, arrives for a press conference in Kabul on February 14, 2016. PHOTO | AFP

By  Xinhua

News agency

What you need to know:

  • Haysom said South Sudan is entering a new phase and people's expectations are high, noting that there is real hope for progress in the implementation of the peace agreement.

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