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The UN Security Council starts an emergency session following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens and triggered calls for a response. IMAGES
The five European members of the UN Security Council call for Turkey to halt its offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces. "We call upon Turkey to cease the unilateral military action" says Jürgen Schulz, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations. SOUNDBITE
The UN Security Council starts a meeting at Russia's request to discuss air strikes launched by the United States, France and Britain on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack. IMAGES
The UN Security Council adopts a resolution extending a system for cross-border aid to Syria by six months, the duration demanded by Russia while other members had sought a full year. The measure received votes in support from 12 of the 15 members, including Russia, China, and the Security Council's 10 non-permanent members. IMAGES
Delegates from the UN Security Council delegation meet with Mali's transitional president Colonel Assimi Goïta. The UN representatives are in Mali to press the authorities to allow a civilian administration to take over following two coups in under a year in the West African country plagued by jihadist attacks. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleads for an immediate end to deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, warning a Security Council meeting that the fighting could plunge the region into an "uncontainable" crisis. SOUNDBITE
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