South Sudan War Is Worsening

AFP: South Sudan crisis is worsening: UN

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - South Sudan's humanitarian crisis is catastrophic and continues to worsen as warring sides are "dragging their feet" in implementing a peace deal, the UN peacekeeping chief said.

Herve Ladsous said "tens of thousands of people have died -- we've lost count" and some two million have been driven from their homes in the war, now in its third year.

While a peace deal was reached in August, "the parties are dragging their feet on its implementation", Ladsous told reporters.

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Update #1: Fighting persists in South Sudan despite peace treaty (Mail & Guardian)
Update #2: U.N. official says at least 50,000 dead in South Sudan war -- Reuters

WNU Editor: No one is really interested in peace .... and I doubt that this war will end any-time soon.