World Refugee Day: UN Security Council’s “spectacular failures” cause millions to flee

Headline Title: World Refugee Day: UN Security Council’s “spectacular failures” cause millions to flee 20 June 2014 The UN Security Council is spectacularly failing to maintain international peace and security, Amnesty International said on World Refugee Day. The organization urged Security Council members to act more decisively to protect civilians and prevent millions more people being driven away from their homes.The Security Council’s, and in some cases the UN Secretariat’s, ineffective or delayed responses to ongoing conflicts in Syria, South Sudan, Central African Republic…

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