UN Sets Up Sanctions Regime for S. Sudan

The U.N. Security Council has taken the first step toward sanctioning spoilers to the peace process in South Sudan. In a unanimous vote, the 15-nation council decided Tuesday to establish the legal framework required for sanctioning individuals and entities. After months of threatening to go the sanctions route, the Security Council adopted a resolution that envisions a travel ban, asset freeze and possibly an arms embargo against individuals and entities that are preventing an end to the...

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