UN warns: South Sudan threatens the new civil war and humanitarian disaster!

UN warns: South Sudan threatens the new civil war and humanitarian disaster!

Juba, Südsudan - The Situation in South Sudan is coming up again. Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN mission in South Sudan, warns of a nationwide outbreak of fighting. A relapse into a far -reaching conflict seems more and more likely. This is directly related to the tensions between the supporters of President Salva Kiir and the supporters of the arrested Vice President Riek Machar, who have already led to significant human rights violations.

Since the beginning of March 2025, around 130,000 people have been sold from their residential areas due to the flared battles. The outbreaks of violence, which have devastating consequences in particular in the northeast of the country, led to almost 200 fatalities within a very short time. In addition, the deteriorated security situation makes the spread of cholera, which has already fallen victim to 900 people.

arrest from Riek Machar

The arrest Riek Machars, who took place together with his wife Angelina Teny, the Interior Minister, has further destabilized the fragile situation. According to his party, the SPLM/IO, this caused the peace treaty of 2018, which ended the five -year civil war. An armed convoy entered Machar's residence and disarmed his bodyguard, which in Juba led too high tension.

The international community reacted quickly to developments. The United States demanded Machar's release and expressed concerns, and the UN and the African Union also joined. Haysom warned that the "hard -won achievements of the past seven years" could be lost if South Sudan falls back into a "state of war". President Kiir assured that the country will never return to a war.

Humanitarian crisis and international reaction

The humanitarian emergency in South Sudan remains alarming. Around 50% of the population are acutely threatened by hunger - a fact that could further tighten the news. In view of the precarious situation, UNHCR predicted that in 2024 over 4 million people will be affected by displacement, including around 2 million inland refugees.

corruption at the highest political level also hinders urgently needed humanitarian aid deliveries. The international community has strengthened the UN peace mission and imposed sanctions against responsible actors in human rights violations. In this context, the diplomatic efforts to stabilize the country were intensified after the tensions were increased by the conflict in the neighboring Sudan.

The latest developments in South Sudan once again illustrate the need for a sustainable solution and the urgency to secure peace in the country. The serious concerns about compliance with the 2018 peace agreement and the still existing ethnic tensions must be addressed in order to overcome the recurring conflicts and to avert a humanitarian disaster.

Kleine Zeitung reports that a rebuild of the conflict could not only destabilize the South Sudan. Further explanations on the situation BBC and bpb.de , which also respond to the complicated background of this persistent conflict.