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| South Sudan: UN to 'act immediately' unless peace deal signed | South Sudan: UN to 'act immediately' unless peace deal signed |
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| The UN has said it is ready to "act immediately" unless South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal with rebels. | The UN has said it is ready to "act immediately" unless South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal with rebels. |
| Mr Kiir is scheduled to sign a deal to end months of brutal civil war later on Wednesday, although his spokesman said he still had "reservations". | Mr Kiir is scheduled to sign a deal to end months of brutal civil war later on Wednesday, although his spokesman said he still had "reservations". |
| Rebel leader Riek Machar signed it last week but Mr Kiir refused. | Rebel leader Riek Machar signed it last week but Mr Kiir refused. |
| Fighting between forces loyal to the two men has displaced over 2.2 million people. | Fighting between forces loyal to the two men has displaced over 2.2 million people. |
| In a Security Council briefing, the UN's humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien warned conditions were deteriorating, saying he heard multiple accounts of atrocities, including people being burned in their homes. | In a Security Council briefing, the UN's humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien warned conditions were deteriorating, saying he heard multiple accounts of atrocities, including people being burned in their homes. |
| "The scope and level of cruelty that has characterised the attacks against civilians suggests a depth of antipathy that goes beyond political differences," he said. | |
| Afterwards, the current president of the Security Council, Nigerian Ambassador Joy Ogwu, said the council was united over South Sudan. | Afterwards, the current president of the Security Council, Nigerian Ambassador Joy Ogwu, said the council was united over South Sudan. |
| "We all agree on measures to be taken that anybody who is found culpable will be held accountable," she said. | "We all agree on measures to be taken that anybody who is found culpable will be held accountable," she said. |
| A US-drafted resolution would impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions, unless Mr Kiir signs. | A US-drafted resolution would impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions, unless Mr Kiir signs. |
| The two sides have disputed the detail of the peace proposal, which would see Mr Machar return as vice-president. | The two sides have disputed the detail of the peace proposal, which would see Mr Machar return as vice-president. |
| South Sudan is the world's youngest country, becoming independent in 2011. | South Sudan is the world's youngest country, becoming independent in 2011. |
| Several ceasefires have been agreed and broken since conflict broke out in 2013, after the president accused Mr Machar of attempting a coup. | Several ceasefires have been agreed and broken since conflict broke out in 2013, after the president accused Mr Machar of attempting a coup. |