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UN Vote On Syria Ceasefire Delayed

  The United Nations Security Council on Friday delayed to 1700 GMT a vote on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, diplomats … Continue reading UN Vote On Syria Ceasefire Delayed


The United Nations Security Council votes at a meeting on threats to international peace and security September 21, 2017 at the United States Mission in New York. DON EMMERT / AFP
This file photo shows members of the UN Security Council voting on a resolution.
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The United Nations Security Council on Friday delayed to 1700 GMT a vote on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, diplomats said.

Negotiations were continuing to avoid a Russia veto of the text that would establish a truce to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations.

More than 400 civilians have been killed as Syrian regime air strikes and artillery fire pound the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, in one of the seven-year conflict’s bloodiest episodes.