Britain's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Philip Parham speaks to reporters after a closed-door Security Council emergency meeting on the latest alleged use of chemical weapons in Damascus, Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Argentina's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maria Cristina Perceval, who holds this month's presidency of the Security Council, speaks to reporters after briefing a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Argentina's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maria Cristina Perceval, who holds this month's presidency of the Security Council, speaks to reporters after briefing a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson arrives for a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. The UN on Wednesday voiced its hope that it could get full access and begin an early investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson speaks to reporters after briefing a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. The UN on Wednesday voiced its hope that it could get full access and begin an early investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson speaks to reporters after briefing a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. The UN on Wednesday voiced its hope that it could get full access and begin an early investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson speaks to reporters after briefing a closed-door emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 21, 2013. The UN on Wednesday voiced its hope that it could get full access and begin an early investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)