The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” into another civil war, and to speak with one voice to support a return to peace.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, telling the country's leaders to put down the weapons and put all the people of South Sudan first.

The United Nations called for restraint and urged all parties in South Sudan to recommit to a peace accord that ended the nation’s civil war, after security forces stormed the residence of the East African nation’s deputy leader.

President Trump speaks to reporters about asking Representative Elise Stefanik to stay in Congress and withdrawing her nomination for Ambassador to the United Nations

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had withdrawn his pick to be ambassador to the United Nations because the Republicans need to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives to advance his "America First" agenda.

Rep. Elise Stefanik reacted to Donald Trump's decision to pull her nomination to be the next ambassador to the UN saying she is "proud to be a team player"