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<p>The UK strongly supports the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and we continue
to work with the UN and the Department for Peacekeeping Operations to improve the
capabilities of the mission to effectively carry out its mandate. As a result of our
efforts on this, the UN Security Council passed resolution 2304 in August 2016, which
mandated the deployment of 4000 extra troops for UNMISS as a Regional Protection Force
for Juba. We continue to urge the Government of South Sudan to fulfil their commitment
to accommodate this deployment, and encourage the troop contributing countries to
accelerate preparations. We are also currently in the process of deploying 379 UK
troops to UNMISS. They will carry out vital engineering and advisory support, and
will set up a field hospital in Bentiu.</p>
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