Juba, December 20, 2016 (SSNA) — Japan and the United States have been trading blames over the imposition of arms embargo on South Sudan since Monday, according to transcripts obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA). The two allies clashed at the United Nations Security council session yesterday when Tokyo indicated it was not…
New York/Juba, December 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-mon has issued a chilling warning Monday, telling the Security Council to act or the war-torn nation will be on its way towards “mass atrocities”. “If we fail to act, South Sudan will be on a trajectory towards mass atrocities. Its people will…
New York/Juba, December 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, said the US is prepared to ask UN Security Council to vote on South Sudan arms embargo resolution. Power says it is important for the Council to vote on the resolution and demands countries will need to raise…
New York/Juba, December 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations says humanitarian situation in South Sudan is deteriorating, a statement obtained by the South Sudan News Agency has shown. In speech to the UN Security Council today, Stephen O’Brien, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the council that humanitarian…
New York/Juba, December 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations (UN) has clarified a recent leaked report that it has supplied South Sudanese rebels with weapons in Unity States after the civil war broke out in December 2013. On Thursday, The Small Arms Survey, a Geneva-based research group, released a report, saying UN gave weapons…
Washington, DC/Juba, December 19, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States on Monday says it is troubled by the escalation of violence in South Sudan and calls on warring factions to stop the war, saying urgent action is needed to end the ongoing conflict.. In a statement released today, state department spokesman John Kirby said all…
Washington, DC/Juba, December 17, 2016 (SSNA) — The United States President Barack Obama has admitted that he fells responsible for the murder and slaughter taking place in the Republic of South Sudan, citing his responsibilities as the leader of the US. Obama made the comment at a news conference on Friday and partly blames social…
New York/Juba, December 15, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Thursday extended its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by one day, however, the council members disagree on a host of many issues on the United States-drafted resolution and that some member states demand “serious negotiation.” In August, this year, the UN extended…
Pretoria/Juba, December 14, 2016 (SSNA) — South African government has denied media reports of alleged house arrest of former South Sudanese vice president and rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar. In a statement issued today, South Africa says it is concerned with some media reports which claimed the government of South Africa has placed Dr. Machar…
Geneva/Juba, December 14, 2016 (SSNA) — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has held a special session on South Sudan today addressing human rights situation and escalation of the raging civil war. Investigators told the council that a looming “all-out ethnic civil war” in the shattered young country could destabilize the entire East African…