U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit look over their respective notes at the outset of a meeting in Juba on May 2, 2014. [State Department photo] Local residents who work at the U.S. Embassy in Juba, South Sudan, cheer U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he speaks to them in their compound cafeteria. [State Department photo/ Public Domain] U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets several members of the South Sudanese civil society after his meeting with President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Juba on May 2, 2014. [State Department photo] Secretary Kerry waves on May, 2, 2014, as he walks through a United Nations camp in Juba set up for South Sudanese residents displaced by their country’s civil war. [State Department photo] U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UNMISS Special Representative Hilde Johnson look at a map on May 2, 2014, showing United Nations force deployments around Juba, South Sudan. [State Dept. photo]

On May 2, 2014, Secretary Kerry visits Juba, South Sudan, to reiterate the need for all parties to respect the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, to immediately cease attacks on civilians, and to fully cooperate with the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to protect civilians and to provide life-saving assistance to the people of South Sudan. He also meets civil society leaders, IDP representatives, and UNMISS officials.

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