An appeal to Lakhdar Brahimi

A cease-fire and the immediate holding of Geneva II must be at the top of Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and the UN's agenda.
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (L) and Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi speak during a meeting in Mont Pelerin March 2, 2013. Ban and Syria mediator Brahimi expressed frustration on Saturday at the failure to end Syria's conflict and said the United Nations was ready to facilitate peace talks. Ban and Brahimi met in Mt. Pelerin, Switzerland, to discuss the two-year-old war that has killed more than 70,000 people. REUTERS/U.N. Photo/Evan Schneider/Handout (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) ATTENTION EDI
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi speak during a meeting in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, March 2, 2013. - REUTERS/UN/Evan Schneider
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Clovis Maksoud

Dear Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi,

I appreciate your contribution in the last two years to bring about the end of the Syrian conflict, which has claimed so many lives. It is urgent, however, that you move forward with the timetable for the Geneva II conference.

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