UN Security Council blames South Sudan's leaders for a man-made 'catastrophe'
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The U.N. Security Council is blaming South Sudan's "man-made political, security and humanitarian catastrophe" and the threat of famine on its feuding leaders.
The council again threatened targeted sanctions against those impeding the peace process.
A year after the outbreak of clashes between fighters loyal to President Salva Kiir and supporters of former vice president Riek Machar, the council issued a presidential statement Monday strongly condemning the serious human rights violations and abuses that have caused the death of tens of thousands of civilians and displaced nearly two million people.
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It demanded that Kiir and Machar end the violence and "make the necessary compromises for peace."
Without a credible peace agreement, the council warned, "the risks of famine, state failure and regionalization of the conflict persist."