We pay homage to the ultimate sacrifice made by these Blue Helmets in the line of duty for peace and stability in the region,” Foreign Office says.

U.N. experts warn that the treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president is further eroding a 2018 peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir.

“The government of South Sudan remains steadfast in its request for the closure of the UNMISS bases in Wau and Bentiu,” Foreign Affairs Minister Monday Semaya Kumba said while briefing diplomats in Juba on Saturday, citing sovereignty and national security concerns.