UN Security Council Votes

              As of this morning, the United Nations has scheduled to meet to cast votes on a draft resolution on that would require Syria to destroy all chemical weapons.  The proposed U.N. resolution would "require the destruction of a category of weapons that the Syrian government has used ruthlessly and repeatedly against its own people. And this resolution will make clear that there are going to be consequences for noncompliance," according to Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.  Two aims of this council was first, to increase the pressure on Syria in allowing access to members of the Commission of Inquiring monitoring the violations of human rights to make sure that those responsible for violating those rights are brought to justice.  Another aim of the council to support international agencies that are seeking to deliver aid to more than six million people in the face of bureaucratic obstacles and restrictions on visas as well as the risk of violence from all sides.

            President Obama, ignoring the protests by citizens and military, came to the resolution that Syria’s use of chemical weapons was intolerable and could not go unnoticed.  His statement was supported by Russia, in which Syria agreed to eliminate its chemical weapons under the agreement negotiated by Russian minister Mr. Lavrov and Secretary of State, Mr. Kerry.

            As of this afternoon and after much time spent delegating the U.N. Security Council votes to adopt a resolution that requires Syria to eliminate its chemical weapons.

           

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