Global concern had once again shifted to South Sudan, where a long-simmering conflict had claimed thousands of lives, ...

The UN Security Council is due to vote in late May on whether to renew an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year.

New York - The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged South Sudan's government to take immediate steps to allow a new regional force to deploy in Juba as it weighed imposing an arms embargo. Following ...

But Amnesty said the troop movement and arrival of military equipment violated the U.N. arms embargo, set to expire May 31.

The UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in 2018, and its sanctions regime on the country dates back to 2015. On May 30, 2024, the Council extended the sanctions for a year.

Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to renew its arms embargo against South Sudan. The embargo is a part of a series of sanctions that have been in place since ...

South Sudan faces renewed global concern as conflict ... The UN Security Council is poised to vote on extending sanctions, including an arms embargo, despite reported violations by Uganda.

Indeed, around the time the AUPSC called for the lifting of the arms embargo, South Sudan’s government reportedly used improvised incendiary weapons in aerial attacks, killing at least 58 people ...

Lifting the arms embargo now would signal the government to escalate offensives unchecked and push the opposition to brace ...

As hostilities escalate across South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council should renew its arms embargo on the country.