Kofi Annan's Six-Point Proposal
Six-Point Proposal of the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States.

(1) commit to work with the Envoy in an inclusive Syrian-led political process to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people, and, to this end, appoint an empowered interlocutor;

(2) commit to stop the fighting and achieve urgently an effective United Nations supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians and stabilize the country;
  • To this end, the Syrian government should immediately cease troop movements towards, and end the use of heavy weapons in, population centres, and begin pullback of military concentrations in and around population centres;
  • As these actions are being taken on the ground, the Syrian government should work with the Envoy to bring about a sustained cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties with an effective United Nations supervision mechanism.
  • Similar commitments would be sought by the Envoy from the opposition and all relevant elements to stop the fighting and work with him to bring about a sustained cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties with an effective United Nations supervision mechanism;
(3) ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and to this end, as immediate steps, to accept and implement a daily two hour humanitarian pause and to coordinate exact time and modalities of the daily pause through an efficient mechanism, including at local level;

(4) intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons, including especially vulnerable categories of persons, and persons involved in peaceful political activities, provide without delay through appropriate channels a list of all places in which such persons are being detained, immediately begin organizing access to such locations and through appropriate channels respond promptly to all written requests for information, access or release regarding such persons;

(5) ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists and a non-discriminatory visa policy for them;

(6) respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully as legally guaranteed.


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UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria – Kofi Annan »UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria – Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan's Six-Point Proposal
1. Commit to work with the Envoy »1. Commit to work with the Envoy
2. Commit to stop fighting »2. Commit to stop fighting
3. Ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance »3. Ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance
4. Release arbitrarily detained persons »4. Release arbitrarily detained persons
5. Ensure freedom of movement for journalists »5. Ensure freedom of movement for journalists
6. Respect freedom of association and right to demonstrate peacefully »6. Respect freedom of association and right to demonstrate peacefully
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