The draft resolution calls on President Bashar al-Assad to hand power to a deputy to oversee a transition.
Russia has objected to earlier versions of the text and it is not clear how it will vote, or if it will abstain. Meanwhile, Syrian activists described violence in Homs as "a real massacre". Rami Abdulrahman, head of the observatory, called for the "immediate intervention" of the Arab League to end the violence.
The reports cannot be independently verified. However, footage broadcast on the Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya TV channels showed dozens of bodies on the ground.
For more: BBC News - Syria: UN Security Council 'to vote on resolution'
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