UN envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, stated that an amendment to UN Resolution 2254 could be considered, or another resolution regarding Syria could be adopted, following the changes that occurred in Syria after the fall of the ousted regime on December 8, 2024.

Pedersen did not mention any additional details regarding the nature of the amendment that might be made to the resolution, or the specifics of the new UN resolution that could be taken concerning Syria.

The UN envoy added during an interview with Al Arabiya channel on Sunday, January 12, that the anticipated national dialogue conference in Syria would be held in less than three months and would include all components of the society, noting that holding the conference as soon as possible would reassure both domestic and international parties, and it should result in a clear roadmap.

Pedersen stated that the UN had received guarantees that there would be a transitional authority in Syria within three months, which would encompass all Syrian components.

He considered that Syria is experiencing a form of stability despite the temporary government’s lack of control over the entire geography of Syria, explaining that the UN understands that conducting elections in Syria might take four to five years.

Pedersen mentioned, “We have failed to address the Syrian issue over the past years, and we need to restore confidence… the international community is now unified in supporting Syria.”

International and Arab entities demand that the resolution be a reference for charting the political map for Syria’s future, seeing it as the way to achieve stability in Syria. Completing the transition from “Assad’s Syria” to a new Syria is linked to the implementation of this resolution, which only briefly mentions political transition in one of its articles.

Meanwhile, the interim Damascus government is cautious about the clauses within it, considering that the current resolution aimed at resolving the conflict between two parties is no longer applicable in its literal form after the end of the role of one of these parties, which is the former regime, whose president, Bashar al-Assad, fled to Moscow, and most of its senior officials fled abroad on December 8, 2024.

In a special report prepared by Enab Baladi at the end of December 2024, the disagreement over implementing the resolution was discussed, alongside consultations with experts and researchers regarding the future of this resolution, its potential impacts, the factors governing its implementation, and the future and image of governance in Syria.