The United States has asked the UN to impose an international arms embargo on South Sudan, a country born in 2011 under the auspices of Washington, where yet another ceasefire attempt was wrecked last month.
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, told the Security Council that the government of President Salva Kiir "increasingly proves to be an inadequate partner" to lead the peace efforts for the world's youngest nation. mired for four years in an internal war.
The ambassador added in his statement that "the time has come to accept the harsh reality, that the leaders of South Sudan are not only disappointing their people, but are betraying it", and called on African leaders to consider the government responsible for his actions.
According to Haley, an arms embargo "would actually help the people of South Sudan slow down violence, slow down the flow of weapons and ammunition and protect innocent lives".