The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sacked the commander of the peacekeeping forces in South Sudan following a damning report that accused the UN forces of failing to protect civilians during outbreaks of violence in July.
The report of the UN special investigation found that a lack of leadership in the UN mission, culminated in a “chaotic and ineffective response” during the heavy fighting South Sudan that killed dozens of people this summer.
Peacekeepers abandoned their posts and failed to respond to pleas from aid workers under attack, reports Reuters.
The UN Secretary General’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric said the United Nations chief had “asked for the immediate replacement of the force commander.”
UN peacekeepers have been deployed to South Sudan since the country gained independence in 2011.
