World needs to act now to prevent new Sudan war, 10 aid groups warn

Major conflict could return to southern Sudan unless there is urgent international action to save the peace agreement that ended one of Africa’s longest and deadliest wars, 10 aid agencies warn. In a new report “Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan” – released on the eve of the 5th anniversary of the signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – the agencies said a lethal cocktail of rising violence, chronic poverty and political tensions has left the peace deal on the brink of collapse.