A/RES/74/169
Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
49. Notes with concern the recent escalation of violence in the north-east of
the Syrian Arab Republic, which has seriously undermined the stability and security
of the whole region, with a risk of further undermining the political process, eroded
progress in the fight against ISIL (also known as Da’esh), worsened the humanitarian
situation and led to additional widespread displacement, and further emphasizes that
any attempt to bring about demographic change in the region would be unacceptable;
50. Stresses the situation of particular concern in the northern part of the
province of Aleppo, as well as Idlib, strongly condemns the attacks on civilians and
first responders and civilian infrastructure where ongoing violence, including
airstrikes, continues to cause death and injur y among civilians and first responders,
as well as devastating damage to civilian infrastructure, including health -care and
educational facilities, and welcomes the establishment of the United Nations board of
inquiry mandated to investigate the destruction of and damage to facilities on the
United Nations deconfliction list and United Nations-supported facilities;
51. Urges all parties to the conflict to take all appropriate steps to ensure the
safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel, personnel of the
specialized agencies and all other personnel engaged in humanitarian relief activities,
including national and locally recruited personnel, as required by international
humanitarian law, without prejudice to their freedom of movement a nd access,
stresses the need not to impede or hinder these efforts, recalls that attacks on
humanitarian workers may amount to war crimes, and notes in this regard that the
Security Council has reaffirmed that it will take further measures in the event of
non-compliance with its resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014),
2234 (2015), 2258 (2015), 2286 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018) and 2449 (2018)
by any Syrian party;
52. Urges the international community to support the leadership and full,
effective and meaningful participation of women in all efforts aimed at finding a
political solution to the Syrian crisis, as envisaged by the Security Council in its
resolutions 1325 (2000), 2122 (2013) of 18 October 2013 and 2242 (2015) of
13 October 2015;
53. Reaffirms that there can only be a political solution to the conflict in the
Syrian Arab Republic, reiterates its commitment to the national unity and territorial
integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, and urges the parties to the conflict to abstain
from actions that may contribute to the continuing deterioration of the h uman rights,
security and humanitarian situation, in order to reach a genuine political transition,
based on the final communiqué of the Action Group for Syria of 30 June 2012, 30
consistent with Security Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016), that meets
the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for a civil, democratic and pluralistic
State, with the full and effective participation of women, where there is no room for
sectarianism or discrimination on ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender or any other
grounds, and where all persons receive equal protection, regardless of gender, religion
or ethnicity, and further demands that all parties work urgently towards the
comprehensive implementation of the final communiqué, including through the
establishment of an inclusive transitional governing body with full executive powers,
which shall be formed on the basis of mutual consent while ensuring the continuity
of governmental institutions.
50th plenary meeting
18 December 2019
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