[RED DEMOCRATICA] Syrian conflict could "engulf" the Middle East, UN's Guterres says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Oil rights could threaten stability in Somalia, UN monitors say Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 17, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Syrian conflict could "engulf" the Middle East, UN's Guterres says The Syrian civil war is killing 5,000 people each month and is creating 6,000 refugees per day, United Nations envoys told the Security Council. UN refugee agency head Antonio Guterres warns that there's a "risk of an explosion that could engulf the entire Middle East, but only a political solution to Syria and an end to the fighting can fully stop this risk." 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