Syria
Debate Over Syrian Mortar Attack in Turkey Exposes Security Council Divide, Once Again
At Turkey’s request, the Security Council is attempting to issue a statement condemning the Syrian cross-border mortar attack that killed 5 Turkish civilians yesterday. It would appear, however, that even this cross border violence has not done much to dislodge certain Security Council members from their previously held positions.
Turkey Launches Strikes Inside Syria
Reuters is reporting that the Turkish military has carried out air strikes inside Syria. Those attacks come in response to a mortar attack fired from Syria over the border in Turkey that killed at least five people, today including a woman and her three children.
Lakhdar Brahimi’s Will Succeed if the Security Council Lets Him
All eyes will be on the UN next week as world leaders descend on New York for the UN Summit, and all eyes at the UN will be on Lakdhar Brahimi who has the near impossible task of trying to mediate a solution to the Syrian civil war.
Angelina Jolie Spotlights Syrian Refugee Crisis
Angelina Jolie when she visits places as Special Envoy for the UN Refugee Agency, the cameras follow. Such was the case in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey this week when Jolie and the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees visited camps set up to house Syrians fleeing the violence in their home country.
Prospects for Syrian “Safe Zones” Look Dim For Now
A refugee crisis is spurring Turkish calls for protecting Syrian refugees inside Syria.
Syria “Safe Zones?”
Turkey says it is running out of room to shelter Syrian refugees and that humanitarian “safe zones” inside Syria may be the answer.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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