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UN Security Council Considers Military Force to Stop Migrant Smuggling

Hundreds of migrants have died at sea while trying to reach Europe from Libya. Now the UN Security Council is working on a draft resolution that would authorize military action against human smugglers, as we hear from Somini Sengupta, who reports from the United Nations for the New York Times .

By Warren Olney • May 11, 2015 • 6m Listen

Hundreds of migrants have died at sea while trying to reach Europe from Libya. Now the UN Security Council is working on a draft resolution that would authorize military action against human smugglers, as we hear from Somini Sengupta, who reports from the United Nations for the New York Times.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Somini Sengupta
international climate reporter for the New York Times

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UN Security Council Considers Military Force to Stop Migrant Smuggling

Hundreds of migrants have died at sea while trying to reach Europe from Libya. Now the UN Security Council is working on a draft resolution that would authorize military action against human smugglers, as we hear from Somini Sengupta, who reports from the United Nations for the New York Times .

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UN Security Council Considers Military Force to Stop Migrant Smuggling

Hundreds of migrants have died at sea while trying to reach Europe from Libya. Now the UN Security Council is working on a draft resolution that would authorize military action against human smugglers, as we hear from Somini Sengupta, who reports from the United Nations for the New York Times .

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