London - The United Nations Security Council will meet next week to discuss further action against the regime of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.

Brown said he had spoken to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who told him in a phone call that a meeting could be held as early as next Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe.

"My conversation with Ban Ki-moon last night led us to believe that we can have a meeting of the Security Council next week on Monday to discuss what further measures the international community can take," Brown said in a speech marking...

"This is where we can make a difference in defending and advancing human rights in difficult circumstances."

Zimbabwe faced a "humanitarian emergency of colossal proportions," said Brown. (dpa)