More Than 160 Killed in Deadliest Attack of Burkina Faso s War
Voice of America
07 Jun 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO - The government of Burkina Faso has declared three days of mourning following an attack that left at least 160 people dead late last week in the northern village of Solhan.
The International Committee for the Red Cross, noting that local hospitals are overwhelmed, said it responded Sunday morning to a request for medical supplies in Dori, a town in northern Burkina Faso. Upon requests for support by the health authorities in Dori, we sent half a ton of medical support, mainly dressings, medication, sets of plaster, syringes, and anesthetic, was really important to be sent with no delay, Laurent Saugy, the head of the Burkina Faso delegation of the International Committee for the Red Cross, told VOA.
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By The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS â The United Nations chief is urging Israel and Gazaâs Hamas rulers to observe their cease-fire, and he says the international community must develop a reconstruction package âthat supports the Palestinian people and strengthens their institutions.â
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters after Thursdayâs announcement of an end to 11 days of deadly clashes that âIsraeli and Palestinian leaders have a responsibility beyond the restoration of calm to start a serious dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict.â
Guterres says the U.N. is ready to work with Israel, the Palestinians, and international and regional partners to return to âmeaningful negotiationsâ on a two-state settlement based on territorial lines before the 1967 war.
UNITED NATIONS â The United Nations chief is urging Israel and Gazaâs Hamas rulers to observe their cease-fire, and he says the international community must develop a reconstruction package âthat supports the Palestinian people and strengthens their institutions.â
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters after Thursdayâs announcement of an end to 11 days of deadly clashes that âIsraeli and Palestinian leaders have a responsibility beyond the restoration of calm to start a serious dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict.â
Guterres says the U.N. is ready to work with Israel, the Palestinians, and international and regional partners to return to âmeaningful negotiationsâ on a two-state settlement based on territorial lines before the 1967 war.