UN veto called a ‘travesty’

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described Russia and China’s UN veto as a travesty. 

According to the BBC, she expressed the need to double efforts to help the Syrian people. 

The UN resolution would have condemned Syria’s crackdown against anti-government protesters. 

Vetoing it drew an angry reaction from around the world. 

It was the second time in four months that Russia blocked a resolution condemning the country. 

Both Russia and China felt that more time was required to solve the Syrian crisis. Security forces killed at least 28 civilians across Syria on Sunday. Human rights groups and activists say more than seven thousand people were killed since the uprising began in March.