The Security Council needs to stop simply uttering condemnations and take decisive action by imposing the arms embargo.
![UN peacekeepers control South Sudanese women and children before the distribution of emergency food supplies in Juba, South Sudan [REUTERS]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3d66111fcbf340f1b91fa8e01e9cfc9f_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Matt Wells is the senior advisor on peacekeeping for Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC).
The Security Council needs to stop simply uttering condemnations and take decisive action by imposing the arms embargo.
![UN peacekeepers control South Sudanese women and children before the distribution of emergency food supplies in Juba, South Sudan [REUTERS]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3d66111fcbf340f1b91fa8e01e9cfc9f_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)