U.N. Security Council members observe a minute of silence at the start of the meeting to establish tribunal on downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. The draft resolution failed to be adopted due to the veto by Russia. Credit: UN Photo/Loey FelipeBy Somar WijayadasaUNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 2015 (IPS)On July 29 Russia vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight over eastern Ukraine last year – killing all 298 people on board.Of the 15 UNSC members, 11 voted in support of the Malaysia-proposed draft …read more
Source: Inter Press Service
