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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Says 2023 is a `Make or Break' Year for South Sudan

File - After walking for days, a refugee family arrives in Yida, South Sudan, Feb. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, file)

The UN special envoy for South Sudan called 2023 a “make or break” year for the world’s newest nation that has been beset by civil war, saying Monday it’s possible the country can keep its commitment to hold elections in December 2024 but only if there is political will.

Nicholas Haysom said most people would argue that at this stage the political environment doesn’t exist “in which the country can withstand a robust political competition", reported The Associated Press.

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