UN threatens sanctions against South Sudan rivals

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday threatened sanctions against the warring parties in South Sudan and warned that about one million people in the conflict-torn nation are threatened with famine.

The council’s tough message followed a briefing by U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos who warned of “worrying food insecurity” not only in South Sudan but across the border in the Sudanese regions of South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur which are also engulfed in conflict…

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