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The opposition sought a halt to the fighting and the start of a real political process, including a new Constitution, he said. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. More from Reuters. Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.

The Co-Chairs however agreed that delegations who had further material to present regarding the texts discussed to date should be free to do so in the plenary meeting on Friday. In that meeting, the delegation nominated by the government stated that it had no revisions to present of its draft constitutional texts and that it did not see any common ground.

The delegation nominated by the SNC, and some members of the Middle Third delegation, each presented revised versions of their respective draft constitutional texts, stating that these were attempts to build common ground in light of discussions earlier in the week. The delegation nominated by the SNC also presented comments and proposed amendments of the texts that had been presented by the other delegations, for the same stated purpose.

The meeting concluded without any points of consensus or provisional agreement in the Committee. Let me remind you, Mr. That is what constitutional reform means in this setting. Last week, for the first time, all delegations submitted draft constitutional texts. But in the absence of an agreed mechanism to revise the drafts and begin to identify commonalities, the 45 members of the Small Body were not able to move from submitting and discussing initial draft constitutional texts to developing a productive textual drafting process.

The Co-Chairs also discussed during the week possibilities for dates for the Seventh and Eighth Sessions before the end of the year, but an agreement on dates and a commitment to meet twice before the end of the year was regrettably not possible.

It was for these reasons,. The discussions among this diverse group of women from inside and outside Syria brought real insights on the impact of the conflict on Syrians from all backgrounds, both inside and in the diaspora. They showed a sense of common purpose and urgency about the need for the political process to move. They also stressed the need for effective institutional arrangements to guarantee the protection and full participation of women in the future of Syria.

And they gave me and my Deputy valuable ideas and advice. We will continue to consult them closely. Today, I will not elaborate on a range of other issues, but I want to stress that as we facilitate this difficult work, we never lose sight of the deep suffering of the Syrian people in all its dimensions. It would be equally misleading to ignore the threat that groups recognised as terrorists by the Security Council continues to pose today. The resurgence of these groups and the territorial hold of some of them cannot leave the international community indifferent.

At the same time, it is clear that this challenge can only be addressed in manners that uphold international law and the principles of the protection of civilians. I stand fully behind the words of the UN Secretary-General and my colleague Emergency Relief Coordinator Lowcock, to express my hope that the generosity of the international community will be reaffirmed today.

But we all know that the realisation of this humanitarian imperative only serves to reaffirm the need for a political settlement to the conflict — one that upholds the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria at the same time it meets the legitimate aspirations of its people in line with Security Council resolution I and my team continue intense diplomatic engagement with the Government of Syria and the Syrian Negotiations Commission.

In particular, I am still in the process of facilitating a way forward to put in place the conditions for a successful sixth session of the Constitutional Committee. We need renewed resolve by the Syrian parties, supported by the international community, to complete the constitutional reform mandated by resolution in order to allow for free and fair elections, administered under UN supervision with all Syrians, including members of the diaspora, able to participate.

The constitutional track is of course only one of the aspects of the comprehensive set of issues outlined in resolution We need real action on detainees, abductees and missing persons.

And we need to achieve the establishment of the safe, calm and neutral environment to which all Syrians are entitled, and which will be indispensable to create the necessary conditions for the safe, voluntary and dignified return of Syrian refugees.

I remain heartened by the determination of Syrian women to take their full place in this political process.