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UNITED NATIONS | Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:40am EST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday the Arab League chief had told him he intended to revive an Arab League monitoring mission in Syria, which has collapsed amid charges that Damascus is not cooperating with it.

Nabil Elaraby had asked for U.N. help with the project during a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Ban told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council on a visit he has just paid to the Middle East.

Elaraby had further proposed a joint U.N.-Arab League observer mission, including a joint special envoy, for Syria, where a harsh crackdown on an 11-month-old uprising has left thousands dead, according to U.N. figures. Ban said the United Nations was ready to help, but no decision had been taken.

Elaraby "informed me that he intends to send the Arab League observer mission back to Syria and asked for U.N. help," the U.N. chief said.

(Reporting By Patrick Worsnip; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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LeRuscino wrote:
Where was Navi Pillay when the UN were killing 30,000+ Libyans to put idiots representing 10% of the people into power with full military of NATO behind them? Time to close the UN down!

Feb 08, 2012 8:23am EST  --  Report as abuse
avgprsn wrote:
A few headless bodies, people flayed “skinned” alive, limbs in the street, babies tortured.
More “diplomatic” talks are helping these people in Levant sleep at night.

Feb 08, 2012 1:25pm EST  --  Report as abuse
Bullington wrote:
Someone needs to set up The Syrian Defense Fund on the internet taking donations to hire a mercenary to take out Assad. Say $1,000,000
That will be just the start!

Feb 09, 2012 12:37am EST  --  Report as abuse
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