The deployment of armed Ugandan soldiers and military equipment to South Sudan since 11 March 2025 flagrantly violates the arms embargo, Amnesty International said today, ahead of this month’s UN Security Council vote on the embargo’s renewal.
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and its partners are witnessing an alarming rise in humanitarian needs and protection risks—particularly for children, returnees, and internally displaced people (IDPs). Urgent, coordinated action is required from international partners to support lifesaving humanitarian operations and help restore peace and dignity to millions of affected civilians.
The African Diplomatic Corps (ADC) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) met in Juba on 19 March. They resolved to express their concern about the ongoing security challenges in the country, specifically Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el-Ghazal and Upper Nile States, and to call for restraint and de-escalation of the tension and conflict.
