The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned on Monday that the nation faces a renewed wave of armed violence, deepening human rights violations, and mass displacement, stating that the country’s political leaders have “deliberately stalled progress and brought South Sudan to yet another precipice.”

The Commission’s mission to the African Union (AU) revealed that armed clashes are occurring on a scale not seen since the 2017 cessation of hostilities , leaving civilians at extreme risk. In 2025 alone, approximately 300,000 South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. The broader region now hosts over 2.5 million South Sudanese refugees , while an additional 2 million remain internally d

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