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31/12/2016 GMT

UN To Vote On Syria Ceasefire Deal

BBC World Service - Weekend, UN To Vote On Syria Ceasefire Deal

UN Security Council to vote on Russian resolution endorsing Syria ceasefire agreement.

The UN Security Council will vote on a Russian resolution endorsing the ceasefire agreement in Syria.

The UN Security Council will meet later today to consider a Russian resolution endorsing the ceasefire agreement in Syria. The draft text calls for rapid access for the delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria. 

Also on the programme, the large number of extraordinary people who have died around the world - from sporting heros like Mohammed Ali to music giants like Prince and David Bowie.

(Picture: Syrian children on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. Credit: Getty Images).

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