UN demands all Yemeni sides "immediately reject use of violence"

Global Times Friday 21st October, 2011

Delegates vote at a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Oct. 21, 2011. The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution to voice "grave concern at the situation in Yemen", demanding "all sides immediately reject the use of violence to achieve political goals." Photo:Xinhua

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