Geneva, Feb. 27 -- A United Nations investigative body has issued a stern warning that South Sudan is on the brink of a "return to full-scale war."

The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) emphasised that the world's youngest nation must immediately address entrenched impunity and widespread abuses to prevent further escalation.

Released during a Human Rights Council session, the findings paint a grim picture of civilians enduring killings, "systematic" sexual violence, and forced displacement amid an intensifying humanitarian disaster.

The report highlights that "escalating atrocity risks" and the breakdown of political protections have made "urgent preventive action imperative." It calls for international and regional st...