[RED DEMOCRATICA] 3 UN members draft resolution on Syrian cross-border aid

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Ban calls for end to violence in Central African Republic Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 30, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story 3 UN members draft resolution on Syrian cross-border aid A draft resolution authorizing cross-border humanitarian aid into Syria without the government's permission is being drafted by Jordan, Australia and Luxembourg, and likely will be presented to the United Nations Security Council. The draft resolution would be legally binding and enforceable, envoys say. 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