A/RES/74/169
Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
in the Syrian Arab Republic, including through protection of civilians a nd full,
immediate, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access,
Recalling its commitment to Security Council resolutions 2170 (2014),
2178 (2014), and 2253 (2015) of 17 December 2015,
Alarmed that more than 5.6 million refugees, including more than 3.8 million
women and children, have been forced to flee the Syrian Arab Republic an d that
13 million people in the Syrian Arab Republic, of whom 6.2 million are internally
displaced, require urgent humanitarian assistance, which has resulted in an influx of
Syrian refugees into neighbouring countries, other countries in the region and be yond,
and alarmed at the risk the situation presents to regional and international stability,
Expressing its profound indignation at the death of more than 17,000 children
and the many more injured since the beginning of the peaceful protests in March 20 11,
and at all grave violations and abuses committed against children in contravention of
applicable international law, such as their recruitment and use, killing and maiming,
sexual violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, kidnapping and abductions, attac ks on
schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access, as well as their arbitrary
arrest, detention, torture and ill-treatment and their use as human shields, and noting
the ongoing work of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed
Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic,
Recalling with serious concern the findings of the Commission of Inquiry in its
report entitled “Out of sight, out of mind: deaths in detention in the Syrian Arab
Republic”, noting in this regard the issuing of death notifications of detained
individuals by the Syrian regime, which provides further indication of systematic
violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and
urging the regime to provide families with the remains of their relatives whose fate
has been disclosed, including those who have been summarily executed, to take all
appropriate measures immediately to protect the lives and rights of all persons
currently detained or unaccounted for, and to clarify the fate of those who remain
missing or are still in custody in accordance with Security Council resolution
2474 (2019) of 11 June 2019,
Expressing its deep appreciation for the significant efforts that have been made
by neighbouring countries and other countries in the region to accommodate Syrians,
while acknowledging the increasing financial, socioeconomic and political impact of
the presence of large-scale refugee and displaced populations in those countries,
Welcoming the efforts of the United Nations and the League of Arab States and
all diplomatic efforts to achieve a political solution to the Syrian crisis based on the
final communiqué of the Action Group for Syria of 30 June 2012 30 and consistent
with Security Council resolution 2254 (2015),
Expressing full support for the efforts of the Special Envoy of the SecretaryGeneral for Syria, with a view to the protection of the civilian population and the full
implementation of the Syrian political process that establishes credible, inclusive and
non-sectarian governance in accordance with the final communiqué and c onsistent
with Security Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2258 (2015), urging Syrian parties
to engage constructively with the Constitutional Committee in order to pave the way
for the negotiation of a genuine political transition, noting with appreciation the
mediation efforts to facilitate the establishment of a ceasefire in the Syrian Arab
Republic, as noted by the Security Council in its resolution 2336 (2016), and
supporting the efforts to end violence, while expressing deep concern at the
violations, demanding that all parties to the ceasefire in the Syrian Arab Republic
respect their commitments, and urging all Member States, especially the members of
the International Syria Support Group, to use their influence to ensure respect for
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