A New Zealand draft resolution has demanded for an end to attacks leading to civilian deaths, particularly by air. Photo: ReutersNew Zealand has given the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution demanding an end to all attacks that may kill civilians in Syria, particularly air strikes in Aleppo, just days after Russia vetoed a similar text. Russia on Saturday vetoed a French draft resolution that would have demanded an end to "all aerial bombardments of and military flights over Aleppo city." A similar rival Russian text, which did not include that demand, was voted on straight after the French text, but failed to get enough votes. The New Zealand draft resolution, seen by Reuters, demands an "end to all attacks which may result in the death or injury of civilians or damage to civilian objects in Syria, in particular those carried out by air in Aleppo."

Source: Otago Daily Times October 13, 2016 01:29 UTC