UN Security Council Reacts to Georgia / Russia Conflict

The Security Council met on Saturday and Sunday to discuss the situation in Georgia. The Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B Lynn Pascoe, has acknowledged that the UN had no first-hand information of the situation on the ground at that time. However Pascoe did state that the UN resident coordinator in Georgia has recommended that all UN personnel evacuate; at that moment, no international staff had actually left. The UN reports a military build-up in Abkhazia and bombings in the town of Gori, and as a result of the increased bombings, the UN has scaled down its operations to only essential functions. (0:55)
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