[RED DEMOCRATICA] Majority of UN aid convoys blocked by Syria during Sept.

 

Gulf countries call on UN to intervene in Syria | Ban is willing to act as mediator in Kashmir dispute | In a first, UN names special envoy for Somali refugees Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version ADVERTISEMENT October 3, 2016 DONATE  ⋅  FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP ⋅   FORWARD Top Story Majority of UN aid convoys blocked by Syria during Sept. Only six of 33 United Nations aid convoys during September reached their destinations in Syria, according to an upcoming UN report. Separately, an internal board of inquiry will investigate the fatal attack on a UN convoy, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday. The Guardian (London) (9/30),  Reuters (9/30)       United Nations Gulf countries call on UN to intervene in Syria The six-country Gulf Cooperation Council on Saturday called for the United Nations to intervene in Syria and put a halt to the fighting. 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