The risk of genocide in South Sudan has "considerably diminished" though much fighting there continues, the United Nations secretary-general said Wednesday. Antonio Guterres made the comment in response to a reporter's question about a new U.N. report saying warning signs for genocide are in place in South Sudan. "We still have many incidents taking place, many fighting taking place ... but the risks of genocide have considerably diminished," Guterres said. The U.N. has warned of ethnic cleansing in South Sudan, which has been devastated by three years of civil war. The U.N. and South Sudan's government recently declared famine in two counties as the upheaval has disrupted cultivation and markets.

Source: ABC News March 08, 2017 17:08 UTC