BY AYNE BIOR | VOA A U.N. Security Council resolution to extend sanctions on South Sudan has been renewed for 45 more days after the U.S.-led effort passed at the U.N. Thursday. The resolution passed with the required nine “yes” votes and six abstentions from the 15 member Security Council.
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The US announces unilateral arms restrictions on South Sudan, calls on members of UN Security Council to support arms embargo. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The Trump administration is imposing a U.S. arms embargo on civil war-torn South Sudan while urging the United Nations and other countries to do the same. The State Department said Friday the U.S. is restricting […]
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Resolution’s backers slam Security Council’s move as a failure to help curb conflict amid fears of potential genocide. By Al Jazeera, The UN Security Council rejected a US-drafted resolution on imposing an arms embargo and more sanctions on South Sudan in a setback to proponents who said the measure could help mitigate a four-year-long conflict […]
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Security Council has defeated a U.S. sponsored resolution that would have imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan By TesfaNews, The UN Security Council failed on Friday to adopt a US – drafted resolution to impose an arms embargo and further sanctions on South Sudan despite warnings by UN officials of a possible genocide in […]
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By Eritrea’s Mission to the UN, The government of Eritrea commends the Chair of the Security Council Committee, His Excellency Ambassador Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno for organizing this important dialogue and interaction between Eritrea and SEMG. Eritrea also appreciates the constructive role the UN Secretariat is playing. It must be underlined and recalled that the […]
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By Sudan Tribune, A SOUTH Sudanese rebel official claimed to have credible evidence showing that China continues to supply the government of South Sudan with lethal weapons through Ethiopia. “We in the SPLM-IO leadership confirm that Chinese flagged vessel Da Dan Xia has brought large quantity of armaments and ammunition to Salva Kiir’s tribal government […]
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By Foreign Policy, THE U.S. security advisor, Susan Rice, has for months resisted appeals from key allies, including Britain and France, to push for a weapons bans on South Sudan, diplomats, human rights advocates and congressional officials told Foreign Policy (FP) magazine. President Barack Obama’s national security team, US secretary of state, John Kerry and […]
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By Associated Press, SOUTH Sudan warned Tuesday that imposing sanctions will only make it harder to find an elusive peace in a yearlong conflict that has ripped the country apart and killed thousands of civilians. Ambassador Francis Deng told the U.N. Security Council that targeted sanctions suggested by council members this month likely would “harden […]
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