Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic A/RES/80/224 2. Welcomes the recent parliamentary elections in Syria as a step forward in the country’s political process, while recognizing the need for continued efforts to enhance the participation, representation and leadership of women and girls from all of the religious and ethnic communities in Syria, in a free and dignified manner, as well as the need to draft a permanent constitution and hold general elections, and looks forward to the final results of the elections once they have occurred throughout Hasakah, Raqqah and Suwayda’; 3. Also welcomes the establishment by the Government of Syria of a National Commission on Transitional Justice and encourages the Commission to seek accountability for all victims of mass atrocity crimes, in accordance with international law, while cooperating with and receiving technical support from national and international bodies, including Syrian and international civil society, further welcomes the Constitutional Declaration signed in March 2025 affirming that the State shall respect, protect and fulfil human rights, including the prohibition of enforced disappearance and torture and fundamental freedoms, notes with support the provisions made on freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief and women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights, and in this regard calls for their implementation, and expresses its hope that the Constitutional Declaration will serve as a solid framework for a successful, orderly, comprehensive and representative transition and a peaceful future for Syria, ensurin g human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Syrians, in line with obligations under international law, achieving justice and accountability and upholding good governance and the rule of law; 4. Encourages the Government of Syria to ensure a viable path towards credible accountability for all crimes, including any crimes committed since December 2024, that ensures access to justice to the victims, survivors and their families and contributes to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Syrians, and recognizes in this regard the fact that the Constitutional Declaration includes a provision to establish a National Commission on Transitional Justice, but also recognizes the multitude of challenges faced by the Syrian Government in its pursuit of accountability and transitional justice; 5. Calls upon the Government of Syria to ensure that allegations of attacks and crimes against the civilian population are investigated, and that perpetrators are held to account through transparent and appropriate judicial mechanisms that are consistent with international law, and acknowledges in this regard the commitment made at the highest levels of Syria on 9 March 2025 to hold accountable all those involved in violations and abuses during the events of March 2025; 6. Welcomes the actions of the Government of Syria to combat drug trafficking within the country’s borders and across the region, including enhanced law enforcement measures, significant seizures of narcotics such as Captagon, and increased cooperation and coordination with neighbouring countries to dismantle transnational trafficking and large-scale production networks, which the former Assad regime weaponized as a tool to destabilize the region, with severe consequences for security and public health across neighbouring States; 7. Supports the Government of Syria in its efforts to ensure the preservation of documentation, information and evidence related to crimes committed by all parties against civilians, including mass burial sites, and encourages the Government of Syria to develop a comprehensive and trusted system for maintaining such evidence in the long term, and encourages Syrian authorities to partner with the international community and relevant United Nations mechanisms, including the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011,in these efforts; 25-20990 5/7