It is expected to be approved on Friday, the expiration date for the mandate of the current peacekeeping operation, known as the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, or Unmiss. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Kiir has argued that the 12,000 troops from the United Nations mission already stationed in the country are sufficient. United Nations soldiers and aid workers have been repeatedly harassed and attacked, and in some cases killed. South Sudan’s government opposes the resolution, raising the possibility of clashes between the country’s armed forces and foreign soldiers deployed there by the United Nations. Thousands of South Sudanese civilians, fearing for their lives, have been living in United Nations facilities in Juba and other locations.

Source: International New York Times August 12, 2016 07:49 UTC