UN votes to chop the peacekeeping drive in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

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United Nations Security Council.

United Nations Safety Council.
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The UN Safety Council voted on Thursday (April 30, 2026) to cut back the ceiling for the peacekeeping drive in conflict-torn South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000 troops with a mandate to stop a return to civil warfare on the planet’s latest nation.

The vote on the U.S.-drafted decision was 13-0 with Russia and China abstaining. It extends the mandate of the drive till April 30, 2027.

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