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Salva Kiir, left, and Samantha Power, right (AAP)
Salva Kiir, left, and Samantha Power, right (AAP) Source: Salva Kiir, left, and Samantha Power, right (AAP)

South Sudan has agreed to accept a further 4,000 peacekeepers from the United Nations in a bid to avoid an arms embargo. Despite initial resistance from the government, the regional protection force will be deployed to the world's newest nation. Sexual abuse, death, displacement and widespread violence have kept South Sudan teetering on the brink of civil war.


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South Sudan has agreed to accept a further 4,000 peacekeepers from the United Nations in a bid to avoid an arms embargo. Despite initial resistance from the government, the regional protection force will be deployed to the world's newest nation. Sexual abuse, death, displacement and widespread violence have kept South Sudan teetering on the brink of civil war.



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