Syria: The Security Council and the Responsibility to Protect
The United Nations observers in Syria told the Security Council on Sunday that 116 people were killed. More were wounded – most of them were victims of shelling, others of gunshots. And yet, as outrage and despair grows, any kind of intervention seems unlikely. This is Nato’s fault, I argue.
Read MoreSyrian conflict threatens to spill over into Lebanon
Kofi Annan’s grand plan to end the conflict in Syria has yielded peace in name alone. As Syria continues to sink further into civil war, the conflict is starting to spread across the border into Lebanon, where thousands of Syrians live. But the two countries have a complicated relationship.
Read MoreHeat turns on Syrian opposition as UN backs Annan peace plan
Daily Maverick, 23 March 2012- In a rare moment of global consensus on Syria, the United Nations Security Council lent its full support to Kofi Annan’s plan to restore peace to Syria. Unlike previous attempts by the international community to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria, this statement is a better reflection of the tenuous balance of power in Syria. The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a “presidential statement” threatening Syria with unspecified “further steps” if international envoy Kofi Annan’s peace proposal is rejected. In a...
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