South Sudan parties continue to put violence before peace, says Ambassador Matthew Rycroft

Jul 21, 2017, 08:11 AM

"Make no mistake, this is a crisis of human creation; a crisis that South Sudan’s leaders have had six years to prevent," a statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in Security Council meeting on the situation in #Sudan and #SouthSudan

He said that "Until we see the government’s actions match their words, this Council has no choice but to take measures to protect peace and security."

Listen to the full statement