Tag: South Sudan
UN chief: Sudan-South Sudan dispute will keep UN in Abyei
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he couldn’t provide options to reduce and terminate the nearly 3,700-strong...
UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
CAIRO — Sudan’s interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace talks according to the rebel...
Experts criticize UN over blacklist on harming kids in war
UNITED NATIONS — A panel of child rights experts sharply criticized the U.N. secretary-general’s decisions on a global blacklist of parties responsible for harming...
South Sudan faces conflict, a humanitarian crisis and famine
UNITED NATIONS — The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that South Sudan is “a forgotten conflict” facing a “humanitarian...
UN appeals for $5.5 billion to avert famine for 34 million
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an urgent appeal Thursday for $5.5 billion to prevent a “catastrophe” for 34 million people in over...
US urges Sudan to build an inclusive government for all
UNITED NATIONS — The United States called on Sudan Tuesday to build an inclusive and representative government that ensures peace, supports people on the...