Security Council resolution 2254 (2015) takes a comprehensive view on the issues that need to be addressed to end the Syrian conflict and bring stability and genuine peace. The resolution begins by affirming commitment to the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of... read more Syria and provides a roadmap for a truly Syrian-led and -owned political process that is facilitated by the UN in Geneva. A real peace process in Syria needs to be owned by the Syrians – including with the meaningful participation of Syrian women - for it to be sustainable. It addresses the issues of governance, the constitutional process, and UN-supervised elections within that context.