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pampango

(24,692 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:09 AM Feb 2016

UN res 2254 on Syria in December: cease attacks on civilians, overall ceasefire and negotiations.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254

The resolution demands that all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilian targets, it urges all Member States to support efforts to achieve a ceasefire and requests the U.N. to convene the parties to engage in formal negotiations in early January 2016.

Groups seen as "terrorist", including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the al-Nusra Front, are excluded. Offensive and defensive actions against such groups will continue. A mechanism to monitor the ceasefire will be set up.

Within 18 months, free and fair elections will be held under U.N. supervision. The political transition will be Syrian-led.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_2254

Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2254 (2015), Endorsing Road Map for Peace Process in Syria, Setting Timetable for Talks

http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc12171.doc.htm

The resolution itself.

Of course, UN resolutions are often as meaningful and enforceable as decrees from the Vatican. As Stalin said, "How many divisions does the Vatican have?" About as many as the UN.
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