UN pushing for diplomatic solution in Syria

New York:

The fighting in Syria is our biggest security challenge and UN experts are working hand-in-hand with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to destroy Syria’s stockpiles, said UN secretary general Ban K-moon.

In his speech prior to UN Day, he said UN is pushing for a diplomatic solution to end suffering that has gone on far too long.

“Our most urgent development challenge is to make sustainability a reality. The Millennium Development Goals have cut poverty in half. Now we must maintain the momentum, craft an equally inspiring post-2015 development agenda and reach an agreement on climate change,” he said.

“This year again, we saw the United Nations come together on armed conflict, human rights, the environment and many other issues. We continue to show what collective action can do.  We can do even more. In a world that is more connected, we must be more united,” he said.