United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254

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UN Security Council
Resolution 2254
Syria (orthographic projection).svg
Date18 December 2015
Meeting no.7588
CodeS/RES/2254 (Document)
SubjectRoad Map for Peace in Syria
Voting summary
  • 15 [1] voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
  • None absent
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254 was unanimously adopted on 18 December 2015. It calls for a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria. [2] This document describes the roadmap for Syria's political transition. [3] As of 2023, no real progress has been made to implement the resolution. [4]

Contents

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, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 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. [2]

Within 18 months, free and fair elections would be held under U.N. supervision. The political transition would be Syrian-led. [2]

Aftermath

The UN Resolution 2254 was invoked by Iran, Russia and Turkey 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. [5]

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