UN condemns Charlottesville violence, says no place for racism

'There must be no place in our societies for the violent racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and discrimination that we've seen in Charlottesville'

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An effigy of US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, a skeleton, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are displayed as demonstrators protest against hate, white supremacy groups, and Trump on Sunday, August 13, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. AFP/Joshua Lott
 

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday condemned violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in the southern US college town of Charlottesville in Virginia.

"We're against all racism and bigotry," UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.

"We believe that there must be no place in our societies for the violent racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and discrimination that we've seen in Charlottesville, Virginia that we've seen in recent days," he said.