House Lawmaker Urges South Sudan Sanctions, Arms Embargo
The United Nations Security Council should move quickly to impose sanctions on “senior members” of the South Sudanese government and opposition in response to ongoing turmoil in the country, said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., in a…
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recent letter to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power. Royce also urged the UN to “impose a comprehensive arms embargo on South Sudan,” saying more weapons in the country will fuel more violence. “A severe man-made humanitarian crisis, including a grave risk of famine, looms over the people of South Sudan for no fault of their own,” the letter said. “Political and military leadership of both the Republic of the South Sudan and the Sudan’s People Liberation Movement/Army In-Opposition have shown complete disregard for the well-being of southern Sudanese.” Royce criticized both sides of the conflict, which pits the government against its former Vice President Riek Machar, for refusing to honor a May peace accord (here).