UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "appalled" by the "outrageous" renewal of fighting in South Sudan, which "makes a mockery of commitments to peace," NBC News reported on Monday

"Yet again, the leaders of South Sudan have failed their people. Rarely has a country squandered so much promise, so quickly," he said Monday. "What kind of leadership is it that resorts to deadly weapons and identity politics, time and again? Failed leadership."

He urged the Security Council to impose an immediate arms embargo on South Sudan and to fortify the UN mission in South Sudan.

"When a government cannot or will not protect its people, and when warring parties seem more intent on enriching and empowering themselves at the expense of their people, the international community has a responsibility to act," Ban added.

Source: MENA