Russia, backed by China, vetoed on December 20 against a draft resolution calling for the extension of United Nations assistance through border points to 4 million Syrians for a year, in flagrant defiance of all Security Council members, appeals to non-permanent members and criticism of permanent members. It is well known that the mechanism approved […]
Ninth Russian Veto Disrupts Rights of Chemical Attacks Victims
On Tuesday evening 24/10/2017, The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to take a resolution to extend the mandate of the Commission that investigates the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the parties involved in this, when the Russian Federation (RF) exercised it’s right of veto in the UNSC against the submitted draft resolution. […]
If chemical weapons were used in Syria: UN Security Council must act: Ban Ki-moon
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UN Security Council: Heed Call for Justice in Syria
Update: On January 15, the number of signatories reached 58. (New York) – A letter sent to the United Nations Security Council on behalf of 57 states calling for a referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) gives momentum to international efforts to stop grave abuses committed there. More countries […]