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Political consensus urgent to protect human rights: Ban
New York, Mar 3 (IBNS): The United Nations has the mandates and tools it needs to prevent human rights violations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegations gathered in Geneva on Monday for the opening of the current session of the world body’s Human Rights Council, while he warned that the biggest challenge to using these tools is lack of political consensus among Member States.
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Political consensus urgent to protect human rights: Ban Tue, Mar 03 2015