[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban wants peacekeeping force increased, warns South Sudan on human rights

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN hopes to see Iran at Syrian peace conference in January Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 24, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban wants peacekeeping force increased, warns South Sudan on human rights United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants UN peacekeeping forces in South Sudan to be increased by 5,500 troops to help quell violence. There are reports of mass killings, and UN officials said senior South Sudan leaders could be held accountable for human rights abuses. 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