The United States remains deeply concerned by the fragile situation in South Sudan.  We continue to urge President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar to take immediate steps to end the current conflict, and we welcome their agreement…

We are disappointed that Northern Ireland’s political leaders did not conclude an agreement today. We commend the work of the independent chair and his team.  Through months of consultations with civil society and the political parties — undertaken at the…