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UN to meet on May 6 on protection of Palestinian civilians

(Associated Press)

United Nations

Thu, April 28, 2016 Published on Apr. 28, 2016 Published on 2016-04-28T06:23:26+07:00

UN to meet on May 6 on protection of Palestinian civilians

In this image made from a video provided by UNTV, Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour, center, speaks to Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon, not pictured, at an United Nations Security Council meeting on April 18, at United Nations headquarters. (UNTV via AP/-)

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he UN Security Council will hold an informal meeting on May 6 on the protection of Palestinian civilians, an issue the Palestinians have pressed for decades and say is more needed now than ever.

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said four council members — Egypt, Senegal, Venezuela and Malaysia — are organizing the meeting which will hear briefings from a legal scholar, an Amnesty International representative and others.

Last October, the UN sent the council a study on precedents in addressing the protection of civilians in conflicts around the world Mansour told reporters Wednesday that the meeting is a first step toward action that the Security Council must take.

"Our desire is to find any form of protection to protect our people from the brutality of this occupation," he said. (bbn)