The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba’s military operations, according to a confidential United Nations report.
The report by a panel of experts, whose findings were dismissed by South Sudan’s goverment, calls for an arms embargo on the country – a measure rejected by the Security Council during a vote in December.
“Weapons continue to flow into South Sudan from diverse sources, often with the coordination of neighbouring countries,” said the 48-page report, seen by the AFP and Reuters news agencies on Friday.
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source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/17/south-sudan-keeps-buying-weapons-amid-famine-un/
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