Inner City Press Covered UNSC Walk Out On Syria, Asked Russia's Churkin About It: Analysis

On Syria, ICP Asks Churkin Of P3 Walk-Out, Tool In Absence of Tools, Opening Yemen By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, October 26 -- After the failure of two resolutions on Syria on October 8, New Zealand on October 13 circulated a draft resolution, which Inner City Press published that day, here. On October 26 the Security Council's session with UN Relief Chief Stephen O'Brien turned into theater, including when Syria's Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari took the floor the latest walk-out by the Ambassadors of the UK, France, US and Ukraine. Inner City Press rushed to the photo booth to film it, then back to the stakeout to ask about it. Spain's Román Oyarzun Marchesi spoke briefly off-camera, then Russia's Vitaly Churkin, the Council's president for October (as Oyarzun Marchesi will be in December) spoke at more length on the steps. Inner City Press asked him about the walk-out and he said, it is a tool in the hands of diplomats -- in the absence of other tools. He said the Yemen session on October 31 will be open, and that Stephen O'Brien should speak about Yemen. YouTube of Periscope here, with analysis at end. (Inner City Press earlier in the month asked incoming Secretary General Antonio Guterres about Yemen, story here, Beyond the Vine video here.)