The Security Council, which plans to visit South Sudan next week, expressed "outrage" at the recent attacks targeting civilians and humanitarian personnel, and underscored that such attacks "may constitute war crimes."
A press statement approved by the 15 council members demanded an end to all human rights violations and reiterated the council's call on South Sudan's government to take steps immediately to ensure the safety of civilians, investigate the recent attacks, and "bring the perpetrators of these heinous acts to justice."
A militia hunting the Nuer ethnic group has been blamed for the deaths of at least six South Sudanese aid workers in recent days. All of the murdered aid workers are members of the Nuer, to which former vice-president and current rebel leader Riek Machar belongs.