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9 Sep 2013

Proposals put forward for international control of Syria's CBWs

Both the United Nations and Russia are independently involved in plans to push the Syrian regime to put chemical weapons under international control.
30 Aug 2013

UN chemical weapons inspection team will report shortly

The United Nations chemical weapons inspection team is due to wrap up its work in Syria this weekend, says the Secretary-General.
29 Aug 2013

UN-Arab League Envoy for Syria opposes military action

"International law says that military action must be taken after a decision by the Security Council," says the joint UN-Arab League Envoy for Syria.
29 Aug 2013

UN migrant rapporteur visits WCC offices

Welcoming and protecting strangers, especially migrants, is "at the core of our mission as churches,” says the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
28 Aug 2013

'Give peace a chance', says UN Secretary-General

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged sabre-rattling Western powers to look for a diplomatic way forward over the Syrian conflict.
28 Aug 2013

Questions about reforming the UN

Arguments about policy on Syria have highlighted, among other things, the question of UN structure, functioning and voting power.
27 Aug 2013

WCC calls on UN to fulfil its responsibility to protect Syrians

It is unconscionable that chemical weapons may have found their way into the conflict in Syria, says the World Council of Churches.
27 Aug 2013

UN chemical weapons team begins work at inspection site

United Nations inspectors probing the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria have begun interviewing witnesses, survivors and doctors and collecting samples.
22 Aug 2013

UN chief ‘shocked’ by new allegations of chemical weapons use

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his shock at reports of alleged use of chemical weapons in Damascus as a UN team continues to investigate the matter.
14 Aug 2013

UN Secretary-General condemns use of force against protesters in Cairo

The UN Secretary-General has condemned in the strongest terms the violence that occurred today in Cairo and urged Egyptians to focus on promoting reconciliation.

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