The United States has issued another warning to South Sudan's leadership following the United Nations Security Council's decision to renew specific sanctions on the country.
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Alternate Representative to the United Nations, John Kelley, confirmed the U.S.'s endorsement of the sanctions, saying it sent a clear message to Juba to de-escalate the conflict or risk a full-blown economic crisis on top of the war. "Escalating violence in recent months has brought South Sudan to the brink of civil war," Kelley said after a UN Security Council session on May 30, where members voted to extend key sanctions against South Sudan "Too many innocent lives have been lost due to gun violence and armed conflict.
The arms embargo remains necessary to stem the unfettered flow of weapons into a region already awash with guns." Members of the South Sudan National Army heading to restore peace after a fight broke out in Khartoum on May 25, 2016.
