The Security Council decides on the dispatch of an advanced team of observers to Syria
16th April 2012UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon called on the Syrian government to respect the ceasefire that entered into force on 12th April. "The world is watching sceptically whilst the past promises made by the government in Syria have not been kept," he declared. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on 14th April enabling the dispatch of around thirty international observers to Syria to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire. A UN supervisory mission in Syria including 250 people will be deployed by 18th April.
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