UN's Ban Urges South Sudan Leader to Put Peace Before Politics
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged warring sides in South Sudan to “put peace above politics” and form a unity government without further delay, and said the oil-producing country needs $1.3 billion of aid this year.
Ban spoke on Thursday in the capital, Juba, after meeting President Salva Kiir and speaking with rebel leader Riek Machar by phone. His trip comes about a week after armed clashes at a UN camp left at least 18 people dead and sent thousands fleeing for their lives, and as fighting drove 1,100 civilians to a UN base in eastern Jonglei state.