[RED DEMOCRATICA] Security Council approves French forces for Central African Republic

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Chemical-weapons destruction plan moves ahead amid security concerns Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 5, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Security Council approves French forces for Central African Republic The United Nations Security Council has approved France's deployment of troops alongside an African peacekeeping contingent to quell the violence in the Central African Republic. The resolution also imposes an arms embargo and leaves the option open for the UN to send in its own peacekeepers. Meanwhile, intense fighting was reported in the capital city of Bangui with at least 80 reported killed. 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