
Syria crisis: UN assembly adopts Arab-backed resolution
• BBC NewsThe UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violence.
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The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violence.
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