UN experts: South Sudan beset by ‘alarming’ sexual violence 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is beset by “alarming levels” of sexual and gender-based violence and a desperate humanitarian situation, including severe food shortages, as it attempts to implement the latest peace agreement in a climate of “deep distrust,” U.N. experts said. There were high hopes that South Sudan would have peace and stability after its independence from neighboring Sudan in 2011. In July, the Security Council narrowly approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution imposing an arms embargo on the entire territory of South Sudan. The panel said it also verified the presence of members of Uganda’s army inside South Sudan.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 30, 2018 22:18 UTC