[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN's Pillay: World must do more to help victims of Syrian civil war

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Governance could loom large in UN post-2015 goals Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 28, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN's Pillay: World must do more to help victims of Syrian civil war United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said Monday that governments are failing to adequately help victims of the Syrian conflict. The UN Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session Wednesday to debate the recent violence in Qusair, Syria. 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