By: Ollus Ndomu
South Sudan’s unity government has bemoaned the decision by the United Nations Security Council to renew the arms embargo and sanctions saying they will jeopardize the peace progress of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.
“It is with shock dismay and surprise that the UN is see in its resolution. Number 2577, adopted 28, May 20 21 renewed arms, embargo and targeted sanctions on the Republic of South Sudan for one year until 31st May 2022.
“This implies prohibition of Supply, sales, transfer of weapons as well as provision of technical assistance, training and other military support to South Sudan. The targeted sanctions entail travel, bans and finance/assets freeze for individuals and entities,” the government said in a statementissued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation.
The statement also says the renewed punitive measures undermine the country’s sovereignty and peace deal:
“By extending the arms embargo, graduation of the national unified forces, will greatly be affected and will eventually Weaken South Sudan to ascertain herself socially economically politically and In any unprecedented aggression internally and externally.”
The new resolution which South Sudan has appealed against to the international comes as a result of the UN Security Council demanding the implementation of the 2018 peace agreement which among other key issues calls for the unification of forces into one professional Army.
Last month, the United Nations security, Council voted to extend an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan until 2022.
South Sudan was first slapped with an arms embargo in 2018 and it was later renewed in 2019 to stop the civil War.
