UN rights chief warns S.Sudan on brink of new war | International

GENEVA, Sept 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The United Nations rights chief warned Friday that South Sudan is on the brink of renewed war, as nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed in a surge of violence this year. The UN documented 1,854 killings, 1,693 injuries, 423 abductions and 169 cases of sexual violence from January to September -- a 59-percent jump from last year, adding that limited access means the real toll is likely higher. "This is unconscionable and must stop," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in a statement. He said fears were "intensifying" that a 2018 peace deal, which ended a brutal five-year civil war in South Sudan, was about to collapse and send the country...