United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254

UN Security Council
Resolution 2254
UN Security Council; Resolution 2254
Date	18 December 2015
Meeting no.	7588
Code	S/RES/2254 (Document)
Subject	Road Map for Peace in Syria
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained; None absent;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Angola; Chad; Chile; Jordan; Lithuania; Malaysia; New Zealand; Nigeria; Spain; Venezuela;

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 describe the roadmap for Syria's political transition.^[3]

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."^[4]