UN Backs Russia and Turkey's Syria Peace Deal

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The United Nations Security Council voted Saturday to adopt a resolution supporting the ceasefire agreement in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey.

The Russian-sponsored resolution, which calls for humanitarian aid delivery access throughout Syria, comes a day after the ceasefire began, according to BBC.

Saturday marked the UN’s latest efforts in peace negotiations to end the nearly six-year civil war in Syria.

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