French draft proposal: UN to Vote on Sending Monitors to Syria's Aleppo to Oversee Evacuations

The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Sunday on whether to send monitors to the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo to oversee evacuations and to help provide protection for civilians who remain.


The council will consider a French draft proposal that voices alarm at the worsening humanitarian crisis in and near the city, and for the "tens of thousands of besieged Aleppo inhabitants" in need of evacuation.

Sunday's vote, like a half dozen truce proposals considered by the council this year, is expected to draw fire from Syria's principal ally, Russia, which has vetoed earlier cease-fire proposals.
 [voanews.com]
18/12/16
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