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South Sudan: South Sudan Crisis - What If the UN Lifts Its Arms Embargo?
DW, 24 May 2025
The UN Security Council is due to vote in late May on whether to renew an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year. Amnesty International is warning that the conflict could… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Security Council Should Renew South Sudan Arms Embargo
HRW, 15 May 2025
Amid Renewed Fighting, Enforcement Needs to be Bolstered Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Readies for Critical Vote On South Sudan's Arms Embargo
Crisis Group, 6 May 2025
The annual renewal of the UN arms embargo on South Sudan comes up for a vote in May. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Maya Ungar warns that ending the mandate entirely would… Read more »
UN Faces Crucial Vote on South Sudan Arms Embargo Extension
Global concern had once again shifted to South Sudan, where a long-simmering conflict had claimed thousands of lives, displaced over 2.3 million people, and left around 60,000 children malnourished. There have been international efforts to end the conflict, including a UN arms embargo, which expires on May 31. Members of the UN Security Council are preparing to vote on a draft resolution that would continue the sanctions against South Sudan.
The UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in 2018, and its sanctions regime on the country dates back to 2015. Despite the embargo, violations had continued, including the deployment of Ugandan soldiers and military equipment to South Sudan in March 2025.
Amnesty International expressed concern that without an extension, civilian lives would be at risk, saying that the human rights situation would have been worse without the embargo. South Sudanese citizens have questioned the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping efforts, accusing them of being passive while violence continues.
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Investigations into the ongoing disarmament, demobilisation and rehabilitation by rights group, Amnesty International, reveals that all armed groups in the country have received arms and spares that were not on the ground when the embargo was imposed in July 2018.
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The UN Security Council has unanimously extended the arms embargo on parties in the Darfur region of Sudan for another year. This decision comes as the conflict between rival generals has escalated recently, worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis.
The resolution includes targeted sanctions alongside the arms embargo, effective until September 12, 2025. These sanctions include travel bans, asset freezes,
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South Sudan's unity government says the United Nations Security Council's decision to renew the arms embargo and targeted sanctions will jeopardise the progress of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement. In April this year, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Security Council could only lift sanctions on South Sudan when the 2018 peace agreement was fully implemented. In May 2021, the UN Security Council approved a resolution extending an arms embargo and sanctions
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