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UN warns that South Sudan is on the brink of relapsing back to full-scale conflict [SOUND]

# The United Nations is warning that South Sudan shows all the signs of a clear and present danger of relapsing back to full-scale conflict. In 2018, the Revitalised Peace Agreement was signed, ending five years of civil war. However, surging ceasefire violations this year have left the country on the brink of renewed war. UN Women executive director, Sima Bahous, says South Sudan has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence in the region, with an estimated 2.7-million people at risk:

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