UN Security Council to vote on whether to send observers to Aleppo

France's UN Ambassador Francois Delattre said the international presence prevents Aleppo from turning into another Srebrenica, where thousands of Bosnian men and boys were massacred in 1995 when the town fell to Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkan wars.

The UN Security Council will vote Sunday on a French proposal to send observers to the Syrian city of Aleppo to monitor evacuations and report on the protection of civilians, The Telegraph said. 

"Our goal through this resolution is to avoid another Srebrenica in this phase immediately following the military operations," Delattre said.

The draft resolution asks UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to redeploy UN humanitarian staff already in Syria "to carry out adequate, neutral monitoring ... and to report on evacuations from besieged parts of Aleppo and protection of civilians".

The UN chief would report to the council within five days on whether the Syrian government had granted the observers access.

The resolution also demands the protection of all doctors, hospitals and ambulances, after reports that Syrian forces had bombed all the medical facilities in Aleppo.

The draft resolution would seek to ensure the "voluntary, safe and dignified passage of all civilians" from Aleppo and other areas under UN monitoring and coordination, with priority given to the wounded and most vulnerable.

Source: MENA