The 193-nation UN General Assembly is planning to meet next week to discuss the escalating crisis in Syria and the recent massacre in the town of Houla, reflecting the growing international outrage over the killings, envoys said on Friday.
International mediator Kofi Annan and UN human rights chief Navi Pillay are expected to address the assembly on Thursday, UN diplomats told Reuters. Annan will also speak to the 15-nation UN Security Council that day about the lack of progress implementing his six-point peace plan.
News of the assembly meeting emerged after the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva condemned Syria on Friday for the massacre in Houla and called for a UN investigation to identify the perpetrators and gather evidence for possible criminal prosecution.
International mediator Kofi Annan and UN human rights chief Navi Pillay are expected to address the assembly on Thursday, UN diplomats told Reuters. Annan will also speak to the 15-nation UN Security Council that day about the lack of progress implementing his six-point peace plan.
News of the assembly meeting emerged after the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva condemned Syria on Friday for the massacre in Houla and called for a UN investigation to identify the perpetrators and gather evidence for possible criminal prosecution.
