[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN puts focus on ending CAR violence, saving lives

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Why Africa's children need to be a focus of development Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   April 1, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN puts focus on ending CAR violence, saving lives The United Nations Security Council has begun work on a resolution to authorize a UN peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic that could be deployed by Sept. 15. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking sanctions for individuals fostering violence in CAR, and he warned that armed groups won't be tolerated. Meanwhile, the UN refugee agency is trying to move 19,000 Muslims in the country to safety. 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