“Most of those fleeing South Sudan are women and children”, Leo Dobbs, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told the press at a regular briefing held at the UN Office at Geneva.
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Earlier this week, a report funded by George Clooney accused both Mr Kiir and Mr Machar, as well as their officials, of personally profiting from the war.
Smaller numbers have been fleeing to Central African Republic, DR Congo and Kenya since the return to conflict in July.
State news agency WAM last night said the flight, due to leave this morning for Entebbe Airport, will carry sleeping mats, blankets, mosquito nets, buckets and other essential items for refugees living along the Ugandan border with South Sudan.
Responding to the allegations, presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said they were “completely rubbish” and legal action would be taken against the Sentry group.
The government insists it does not condone rights abuses and deals with perpetrators.
The fighting that erupted in July between supporters of President Salva Kiir and then-Vice President Riek Machar “has shattered hopes for a real breakthrough and triggered new waves of displacement and suffering”, Dobbs said.
Kamal Ismail, state minister of foreign affairs, told state-owned media that South Sudan had promised to expel insurgencies within 21 days during a visit by First Vice President Taban Deng Gai last month.
The council also expressed concern at “subsequent statements by certain members of the government which appear to contradict the commitment made to the Security Council consenting to the deployment of the regional protection force”.
If he finds it is not cooperating, that would trigger a vote at the council on the proposed arms embargo.
According to the agency, with this sombre milestone, South Sudan is now the fourth country in the world with more than one million refugees.
While it is not uncommon for political elites to exploit power for personal gain, Mr. Prendergast said South Sudan stood out. Since December 2013, over two million people have fled their homes. That step should have frozen his assets and prevented him from traveling outside South Sudan.
With more than 300 people killed and soldiers specifically targeting worldwide aid workers, the United Nations is now increasing the pressure on Pres. Salva Kiir.
“While corruption is harmful in any part of the world, it is especially appalling in a country on the verge of starvation and struggling to build a government after only five years of independence”.
The pair organized an investigative team to find out how South Sudanese leaders are looting the nation’s wealth.
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South Sudan, along with Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia are among those countries that have produced more than a million refugees.
