African Union Summit in Addis Ababa

UN and African partners underscore commitment to peace in South Sudan

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir
met with UN Secretary-General
António Guterreson the sidelines of the
African Union Summit
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The international community has repeated its call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan.

The appeal was made in a statement issued on Sunday by the African Union (AU), regional bloc IGAD and the United Nations, following a joint meeting on the sidelines of the AU Summit currently underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.