[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban tells Syrian envoy to relaunch peace efforts

 

Yarmouk becoming more like a "death camp," UN chief says | UN seeks $111 million in humanitarian aid for North Korea | UN launches $174 million appeal for Nigerian refugees Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   April 10, 2015 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban tells Syrian envoy to relaunch peace efforts United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Staffan de Mistura, the UN's envoy for Syria, to restart diplomatic efforts to end the Syrian civil war. "There is no military solution," Ban said Thursday. "Only a political solution, dialogue, can be an answer to this." Separately, Russia-meditated talks between the Syrian government and some rebel leaders adjourned today. 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