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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.


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By Gareth Boreham, Mai Hoa

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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.....reports, the international charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF - MED-san son fron-t'YAIR) says most of the Security Councils five permanent members have been linked to deadly attacks on medical facilities.


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