On Dec. 19 the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to send UN observers to Aleppo to oversee the evacuation of civilians, reports Al Jazeera. UN observers will travel soon to Aleppo as will personnel who can administer aid.
“For the first time in numerous attempts to get unanimity on the situation on Aleppo, all of the 15 UN Security Council members have supported this resolution to send UN monitors in Aleppo,” said journalist Mike Hanna.
The list of 15 UN Security Council members include Russia. In the past, Russia has vetoed similar resolutions to send aid to Aleppo.
Syria’s UN ambassador Bashar Jaafari spoke out against the Dec. 19 resolution, calling it “just another part of the continued propaganda against Syria and its fight against terrorists.”
The resolution follows the announcement of the United Nations’ human rights office that forces in Syria, in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, are believed to have killed at least 82 people, including 13 children, on Dec. 13.
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