Children displaced by recent fighting walk through flood water inside the UNMISS camp in Malakal Upper Nile State
Children displaced by recent fighting walk through flood water inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) camp in Malakal, Upper Nile State May 1, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Thursday that South Sudan's conflict could descend into genocide, as he renewed threats of sanctions and raised hope that more peacekeeping forces could be deployed swiftly to halt the bloodshed. REUTERS/Drazen Jorgic
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U.N. Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide and Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide Dieng addresses a news conference at the U.N. base in Juba
United Nations Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide and Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng (R) flanked by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay address a news conference at the U.N. base in Juba April 30, 2014. A personal power struggle between South Sudan's leaders is driving Africa's newest nation to "catastrophe", Pillay said on Wednesday. The visit by Pillay was prompted by a rebel attack on the South Sudanese oil hub of Bentiu this month that left hundreds dead and a revenge assault by rivals on people sheltering in a U.N. base. REUTERS/Carl Odera (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses a news conference at the U.N. base in Juba
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses a news conference at the U.N. base in Juba April 30, 2014. A personal power struggle between South Sudan's leaders is driving Africa's newest nation to "catastrophe", Pillay said on Wednesday. The visit by Pillay was prompted by a rebel attack on the South Sudanese oil hub of Bentiu this month that left hundreds dead and a revenge assault by rivals on people sheltering in a U.N. base. REUTERS/Carl Odera (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW)