[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban urges Security Council to act for peace, not conflict

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN works to aid thousands displaced by DR Congo conflict Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   August 28, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban urges Security Council to act for peace, not conflict United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the UN Security Council "must use its authority for peace" in Syria, adding "the Syrian people deserve solutions, not silence." Meanwhile, the U.K. is preparing a draft Security Council resolution to authorize the use of force in Syria. 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