Top UN human rights body orders inquiry into Syrian violence
23 August 2011 –
The United Nations has deployed an emergency team to south-eastern Ethiopia where 18,000
new refugees fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia have
recently poured in, compounding a situation
already fraught with high mortality from malnutrition and measles.
“A priority for us remains the need to save lives among this badly weakened population,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Adrian Edwards told a news briefing in Geneva on the latest chapter i ....
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