| UNSecurity Council Resolution 2254 | ||||
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| Date | 18 December 2015 | |||
| Meeting no. | 7588 | |||
| Code | S/RES/2254 (Document) | |||
| Subject | Road Map for Peace in Syria | |||
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| Result | Adopted | |||
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TheUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 was unanimously adopted on 18 December 2015. It called for a ceasefire and political settlement inSyria as a means to end thecivil war.[2] The document described the roadmap for Syria's political transition.[3]
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 asterrorist by theU.N. Security Council, including theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant and theal-Nusra Front, were excluded. Offensive and defensive actions against such groups would continue. A mechanism to monitor the ceasefire would be set up.[2]
Within 18 months, free and fair elections would be held under U.N. supervision. The political transition would be Syrian-led.[2]
The UN Resolution 2254 was invoked byIran,Russia andTurkey as the legal basis for the political process required to solve the Syrian conflict, at thefirst round of the Astana Talks in January 2017.[4]
In December 2024, afterAssad's government was overthrown,Syrian National Coalition presidentHadi al-Bahra said that he expected the newtransitional government to be in line with the resolution.[5]
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