The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 was unanimously adopted on 18 December 2015. It calls for a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria.
This document describe the roadmap for Syria's political transition.
As of 2022, no real progress has been made to implement the resolution.
The resolution
The resolution ''demanded'' that all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilian targets, it ''urged'' all Member States to support efforts to achieve a ceasefire and ''requested'' the U.N. to convene the parties to engage in formal negotiations in early January 2016.
Groups seen as "terrorist groups" by the
U.N. Security Council
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, including the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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and the
al-Nusra Front, were excluded. Offensive and defensive actions against such groups would continue. A mechanism to monitor the ceasefire would be set up.<
Within 18 months, free and fair elections would be held under U.N. supervision. The political transition would be Syrian-led.
Aftermath
The UN Resolution 2254 was invoked by
Iran
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,
Russia
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, and
Turkey
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as the legal basis for the political process required to solve the Syrian conflict, at the
first round of the Astana Talks in January 2017."
See also
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List of United Nations resolutions concerning Syria
The United Nations resolutions concerning Syria have mainly dealt with the Arab–Israeli conflict, Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the Syrian Civil War.
Security Council Resolutions
General Assembly Resolutions
See also
* Vetoed UN r ...
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Syrian Constitutional Committee
References
External links
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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Syrian peace process
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