The United Nations has already seen the consequences of putting short-term face-saving over transparency about protection failures in South Sudan. February's atrocities are only the latest example of civilians bearing the brunt of violence in South Sudan. This week, the Security Council received briefings on two investigations into violence that occurred in February in Malakal, South Sudan, at a U.N. base that housed 47,000 displaced people. The United Nations should also speak openly about how specific peacekeeping units fell short. Tensions in Malakal, already high, escalated to a boiling point following President Salva Kiir's decision in late 2015 to redraw the map of South Sudan and replace the country's 10 states with 28.

Source: CNN June 25, 2016 02:37 UTC