On Tuesday, the UNSC unanimously voted in favor of imposing global travel bans and assets freeze against individuals loyal to rebel leader, Riek Machar, and President Salva Kiir, who have blocked peace efforts.
Under the US-drafted resolution, a sanctions committee tasked with submitting a list of the individuals to the 15-member UN body will be set up.
The resolution warns that those who “threaten the peace, security, and stability of South Sudan” by obstructing peace talks, impeding humanitarian aid deliveries, recruiting child soldiers, or attacking UN peacekeepers could be targeted by sanctions.
China and Russia had previously criticized the resolution, saying it could be unhelpful and “hasty.”
The resolution was passed after the Juba government and rebels resumed their final round of peace talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, earlier Tuesday.
The negotiations are mediated by regional states and the two Sudanese sides have until March 5 to reach an inclusive deal to stop 14 months of violence in the African state.
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