U.N. chief urges South Sudan's Kiir help end violence, anti-U.N. campaign

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U.N. chief urges South Sudan's Kiir help end violence, anti-U.N. campaign

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-chief-urges-south-sudans-kiir-help-231629850.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SFXhe0sAYJwCkKgZWFSTNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-29T231629Z_1_CBREA3S1SNK00_RTROPTP_2_SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks during a news conference in Juba" align="left" title="South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks during a news conference in Juba" border="0" /></a>U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday to publicly call for an end to a &quot;negative campaign&quot; against U.N. peacekeepers and to bring to justice those responsible for attacks there on civilians and the United Nations. In a phone call with Kiir, the U.N. chief called for &quot;an immediate halt to the vicious fighting and the appalling killing of South Sudanese civilians,&quot; according to a statement from Ban's press office. More than 1 million people have fled their homes since fighting erupted in December between troops backing Kiir and soldiers loyal to his sacked deputy, Riek Machar. Thousands of people have been killed and tens of thousands have sought refuge at U.N. bases around South Sudan, the world's youngest country, after the violence spread.</p><br clear="all"/>

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