[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN's Pillay: South Sudan's people are on "the verge of catastrophe"

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN: Security Council holds power to allow cross-border aid deliveries to Syria Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   April 30, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN's Pillay: South Sudan's people are on "the verge of catastrophe" United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay urged South Sudan's warring factions to stop fighting and turn their attention to preventing widespread famine. "The country's leaders, instead of seizing their chance to steer their impoverished and war-battered young nation to stability and greater prosperity, have instead embarked on a personal power struggle that has brought their people to the verge of catastrophe," Pillay says. 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