The UN Security Council reaffirmed a weapons embargo and sanctions against South Sudan on Thursday, despite the country’s ongoing instability. A resolution proposed by the US to prolong the moratorium until May 2023 was carried with 10 out of 15 […]
This report reveals that conflict-related sexual violence is ongoing in South Sudan, and that two sections of an action plan have yet to be implemented. The UN Security Council renewed its arms embargo on South Sudan in May 2021. Amnesty […]
Kenyan government has written to the UN Security Council in New York calling for a “flexible approach” to the issue of arms Embargo on the Republic of South Sudan. The East African nation said that arms Embargo and targeted sanctions […]
Since joining the United Nations Security Council, India has, for the first time, abstained from voting on a resolution that extended the mandate of the sanctions regime on South Sudan. It was a busy week in New York, which saw […]
South Sudan’s government says the extension of the arms embargo says a lot about the image of the country. Amb. Thomas Kenneth Elisapana, the Acting spokesperson in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation explained that lifting the sanctions […]
The UN Security Council on Friday extended for one year the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan since 2018, with a clause providing for a review of its relevance in April 2022. Written by the United States, the draft resolution […]
Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to extend the South Sudanese arms embargo due for expiry on May 31. The rights group argues that the government’s claim that the restrictions are impeding on plans […]
The United Nations Security Council should renew an arms embargo on South Sudan this week along with travel bans and asset freezes on designated government officials. With attacks on civilians and aid workers in South Sudan rising, the arms embargo – which […]
The tension in the various cantonment is very high, some are asking how far with the graduation? Others are concerned about the deteriorating condition of the training sites. The government has refused to fund the security arrangements. Troops brought together […]
Lifting the UN arms embargo on South Sudan could have dire consequences for human rights, Amnesty International warned today, ahead of a UN Security Council vote on 27 May to decide the future of the embargo. UN Security Council must […]
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