US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan, sanctions
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan and further targeted sanctions amid warnings by a senior UN official of possible genocide.
Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, last week visited South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
"I saw all the signs that ethnic hatred and targeting of civilians could evolve into genocide if something is not done now to stop it. I urge the Security Council and member states of the region to be united and to take action," Dieng told the council.
"There is a strong risk of violence escalating along ethnic lines with a potential for genocide. I do not say that lightly," he said, urging the council to impose an arms embargo.
