There is a "very real risk of mass atrocities" in South Sudan and peacekeepers will not be able to stop the bloodbath since they do not have the "appropriate manpower or capabilities," warns UN Secretary general Ban Ki-moon, adding the risk has rocketed following a "sharp rise in hate speech and ethnic incitement in recent weeks. The council, which will discuss South Sudan on Thursday, has threatened to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan for its refusal to cooperate, but it has yet to take action. The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted Resolution 2334, which calls for an immediate end to violence against civilians by all parties including government forces as well as rebel groups that are fighting alongside them.
There is a "very real risk of mass atrocities" in South Sudan and peacekeepers will not be able to stop the bloodbath since they do not have the "appropriate manpower or capabilities," warns UN Secretary general Ban Ki-moon, adding the risk has rocketed following a "sharp rise in hate speech and ethnic incitement in recent weeks. The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted Resolution 2334, which calls for an immediate end to violence against civilians by all parties including government forces as well as rebel groups that are fighting alongside them.