[RED DEMOCRATICA] Death toll in Syria nears 93,000, Pillay says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN: Children are targets for violence in Syria, Mali conflicts Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 13, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Death toll in Syria nears 93,000, Pillay says The number of deaths in the Syrian conflict is nearing 93,000, said Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights. Pillay called on the international community to find a negotiated political solution. "Nobody is gaining anything from this senseless carnage," she said. 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