U.N. Security Council extends South Sudan sanctions through mid-July

The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to renew some sanctions on South Sudan through mid-July and to consider imposing travel bans and asset freezes on six South Sudanese leaders if the country's conflict does not stop by June 30. The resolution, approved by a 9-0 vote with six abstentions, was a watered-down version of a draft measure proposed by the United States, whose ambassador, Nikki Haley, wrote in The Washington Post on Wednesday that the administration had "lost patience with the status quo" in South Sudan. "What we need now is concrete action by the full international community to hold these warring parties accountable," Haley said in impassioned remarks before the vote.

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