A Fool for South Sudan
The UN Security Council has played the role of fool for too long on South Sudan. It is time for an arms embargo and additional targeted sanctions.
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What’s Happening in South Sudan?
South Sudan became the world’s newest nation in July 2011. But in December 2013, fighting between rebel militia and the government escalated into a civil war.
With several thousand killed and over a million people displaced by violence, South Sudan is facing a looming famine and is at high risk of genocide and mass atrocities.
Fragile Birth
South Sudan gained independence in 2011
10k+ Dead
Killed in fighting since December 2013
50,000 Children
Risk death from starvation, as fighting disrupts farming
The Growing Conflict
South Sudan has struggled with some of the worst development indicators in the world and ongoing tensions both with Sudan and between ethnic groups internally.
High-level political disputes, particularly between former Vice President Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir, eventually led to the dissolution of the cabinet and the firing of Riek Machar. Tensions came to a head when members of the presidential guard and members of the army loyal to Machar fought in the capital, Juba, in December 2013.
The violence has spiraled ever since taking on an ethnic dimension with Machar, ethnically Nuer, leading a group of rebels against President Salva Kiir, ethnically Dinka.
Both the government and the rebels have committed atrocities and international efforts to address the crisis continue.
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