Starvation in Syria Galvanizes U.N., but Accountability Seems Distant as Ever
Date: 16 January 2016
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Somini SENGUPTA
News Analysis; civil war in Syria has appeared to change global view of what is acceptable in war, as widespread starvation in country has shown; while United Nations Secretary Gen Ban Ki-moon decried starvation of civilians as war crimes, Security Council has made no move toward referring those responsible to International Criminal Court in The Hague.