South Sudan’s government opposed the arms embargo, and six Security Council members abstained from the vote. The measure ...

South Sudan faces renewed global concern as conflict escalates, causing widespread displacement and malnutrition. The UN ...

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

If properly implemented and enforced, a renewed UNSC arms embargo would not obstruct security sector reform. Instead, it ...

"The United States calls on the government of Sudan to cease all chemical weapons use and uphold its obligations under the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...