UN to meet over Mideast violence
Security Council has been unable to issue a public statement because the US worries it could harm behind-the-scenes diplomacy
17 May 2021 - 19:06
New York — The UN General Assembly will meet on Thursday over fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants, General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir said on Monday as the fiercest hostilities in the region in years entered a second week.
Niger and Algeria, chairs of the Organization for Islamic co-operation group and Arab group in New York, asked the 193-member General Assembly to meet publicly “in light of the gravity of the situation and its rapid deterioration”...
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