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David Shearer

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Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. He is a former leader of the NZ Labour Party.

On paper, our task in this new nation is simple. The reality is altogether different

On paper, our task in this new nation is simple. The reality is altogether different

As the world's youngest nation, South Sudan, celebrates its sixth birthday, the prospect of a durable peace hangs in the balance, but there are glimmers of hope, writes New Zealander David Shearer, head of the UN mission

By David Shearer | 9th July, 2017