U.N. Security Council threatens action against South Sudan


  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Jul 2014

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir stands in front of the late Sudanese liberation hero John Garang's mausoleum at the 31st anniversary of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba May 16, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council warned on Wednesday it is ready to consider "appropriate measures" against warring parties in South Sudan if they do not stop the violence in the world's youngest nation and negotiate a transitional government.

The United States and the European Union have already imposed sanctions on military leaders on both sides. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has urged the Security Council to also consider imposing targeted sanctions.

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