Security Council

UN prepares for Syria meet

Entire cities have been destroyed by five years of intense warfare in Syria [Xinhua]
New Zealand’s UN ambassador announced late Thursday that the Security Council will hold a meeting on Syria later this month on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly.
New Zealand currently holds the UNSC’s rotating presidency; its Prime Minister John Key is expected to chair the meeting.
The announcement comes amid the international community’s continued stalled efforts to end the five-year Syrian civil war which has killed at least 250,000 people and displaced millions.

The Demons of Chicane

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