Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic A/RES/80/224 Acknowledging the important role of Syrian and international civil society, human rights defenders, victims, survivors and their families in documenting violations and abuses in Syria throughout the conflict and post-conflict period, often at great personal risk, in pursuit of truth, justice and accountability, and emphasizing the importance of their ongoing contribution to the transitional justice process, Recognizing the role that women and youth peacebuilders and Syrian returnees continue to play as part of the transition in Syria, including through promoting good governance, fostering the participation of the country’s various communities, building a shared national identity and driving shared prosperity, Reiterating its grave concern at the findings of the Investigation and Identification Team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons attributing responsibility for multiple chemical weapons attacks to the former Assad regime and in one instance to Da’esh, and expressing its strong conviction that all those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria must be held accountable, noting in this regard that Syria has committed to investigating and holding to account perpetrators of any use of chemical weapons on its territory, Welcoming the commitment expressed during the 108th session of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic to work with the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation and other States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction towards the rapid and complete elimination of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons programme in accordance with the obligations of Syria under Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) of 27 September 2013 and the Chemical Weapons Convention, encouraging the Government to continue its cooperation with the Organisation, and welcoming also the steps taken by the new Government of Syria to support and facilitate the work of the Technical S ecretariat, despite the challenges facing the country after 14 years of war, Noting that, despite the welcome release by the Government of Syria of prisoners since 8 December 2024, efforts to establish the fates and whereabouts of those who remain missing and those who have gone missing since that date and the need to support victims, survivors and their families, including through psychosocial assistance, will continue for years to come, encouraging the continued coordination and cooperation between the Syrian National Commission for Missing Persons, civil society, including survivors and family associations and groups, the Independent Institution on Missing Persons, Syrian and international civil society organizations and other technical experts on these efforts, and reiterating the call of the General Assembly in its resolution 77/301 of 29 June 2023 for all States and other relevant actors to cooperate with the Independent Institution, which is humanitarian in nature, Underscoring the urgent need to preserve and secure all documentation, information and evidence related to crimes committed by all parties against civilians, atrocities, abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, to ensure Syrian-led, Syrian-owned accountability, supported by the continuation of international efforts to this end, Welcoming the engagement of Syria with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and stressing support for Syria to continue to engage constructively with the Agency on all outstanding issues related to the Assad regime’s nuclear activities, Expressing deep concern over the reports of serious human rights violations and abuses and alarming allegations of attacks on the civilian population since December 2024, including violence in Suwayda’ and southern Syria in July 2025, in the north east of Syria and the attacks of June 2025 in Damascus, and an alarming report by the 25-20990 3/7