[RED DEMOCRATICA] Annan: Broaden UN role in Syria or find Plan B

 

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	June 4, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Annan: Broaden UN role in Syria or find Plan B Suggestions by the Arab League for a broader United Nations monitoring mission in Syria and a deadline for implementing the peace plan put forth by envoy Kofi Annan were endorsed over the weekend by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Annan pushed for a strengthening of the world body's mandate or a new approach amid concerns of a spillover of violence into neighboring countries, particularly Lebanon. 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