SOUTH SUDAN: ‘Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan’, UN News Centre, 13 July 2018
Adopting a resolution by a vote of 9 in favour and none against, with 6 abstentions, the 15-member body obliged all UN Member States to immediately to take necessary measures regarding the arms embargo, that will remain in effect until 31 May next year. Côte d'Ivoire, France, Kuwait, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and United States were in favour, while Bolivia, China, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Kazakhstan and Russia abstained. 'Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan', UN News Centre, 13 July 2018