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Security Council calls for Syria ceasefire to be implemented

The Orient Net, 08 March 2018 – The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday (March 7) called for a ceasefire to be implemented across Syria and expressed concern about the country’s humanitarian situation, said Netherlands UN Ambassador Karel van Oosterom, council president for March.


“The cessation of hostilities was discussed. The Security Council reiterated its call for implementation of resolution 2401,” van Oosterom said.


He was speaking after the Security Council was briefed behind closed doors on the situation in Syria at the request of Britain and France.


The 15-member council unanimously demanded a 30-day truce across Syria on Feb. 24.


On Wednesday United Nations human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein condemned the “indiscriminate, brutal attacks on hundreds of thousands of civilians” in Syria saying the Assad regime’s offensive in eastern Ghouta could not be justified by its targeting of a few hundred fighters.

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