United Nations Security Council Resolution 2268
| UN Security Council Resolution 2268 | ||
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| Date | 26 February 2016 | |
| Meeting no. | 7634 | |
| Code | S/RES/2268 (Document) | |
| Subject | Cessation of hostilities pact in Syria | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
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The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2268 was unanimously adopted on 26 February 2016. It is calling for a cessation of hostilities and a grant for access to humanitarian workers in Syria.[2]
The resolution
[edit]The resolution endorsed the Joint Statement of the United States and the Russia of 22 February 2016 on "cessation of hostilities" and demanded that all parties to whom the cessation of hostilities applied fulfil their commitments thereunder, as well as "the full and immediate implementation of resolution 2254 (2015) to facilitate a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition, in accordance with the Geneva communiqué as set forth in the ISSG Statements".[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "UN Security Council endorses cessation of hostilities pact in Syria". U.N. 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Security Council Endorses Cessation of Hostilities in Syria". Europa Newswire. 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Security Council Unanimously Endorses Syria Cessation of Hostilities Accord, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2268 (2016)". UN. 26 February 2016.