UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN General Assembly will discuss the worsening violence in Syria on Thursday after the Security Council failed to take action to end the bombing raids on Aleppo and revive peace efforts.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will address the 193-nation assembly as will peace envoy Staffan de Mistura by videoconference from Geneva as prospects for ending the five-year war appear dim.
The meeting was called after 70 countries led by Canada signed a letter requesting that the humanitarian crisis in Syria be taken up at the General Assembly.
Canada’s Ambassador Marc-Andre Blanchard said the meeting will allow UN member-states to discuss the crisis, but that there is no concrete plan of action.
“This is a time for the world to make sure we do everything possible to explore all ways to get to a cessation of hostilities and provide the humanitarian assistance needed on an urgent basis,” Blanchard told AFP.
