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MSF slams world powers as Security Council adopts resolution on hospital attacks

The MSF-run hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was destroyed by a US airstrike in October, 2015
The MSF-run hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was destroyed by a US airstrike in October, 2015 Source: AAP

The United Nations Security Council has passed a unanimous resolution condemning the bombing of hospitals in war zones, and calling for the protection of medical and humanitarian aid workers. But the U-N's most powerful body has itself come under criticism. As Gareth Boreham reports, the international charity Médecins Sans Frontières says most of the Security Council's five permanent members have been linked to deadly attacks on medical facilities.


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The United Nations Security Council has passed a unanimous resolution condemning the bombing of hospitals in war zones, and calling for the protection of medical and humanitarian aid workers. But the U-N's most powerful body has itself come under criticism. As Gareth Boreham reports, the international charity Médecins Sans Frontières says most of the Security Council's five permanent members have been linked to deadly attacks on medical facilities.



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