[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban: Security Council must act on humanitarian aid crisis in Syria

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Envoys differ over ongoing role of UN chemical-weapons mission Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   April 24, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban: Security Council must act on humanitarian aid crisis in Syria The Syrian government and opposition forces are blocking humanitarian aid deliveries, which United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said requires the Security Council to "take action to deal with these flagrant violations of the basic principles of international law." 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