A/HRC/RES/43/28 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 29 June 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-third session 24 February–13 March and 15–23 June 2020 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 22 June 2020 43/28. Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic The Human Rights Council, Guided by the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the Syrian Arab Republic, Reaffirming also its strong commitment to the full respect of the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, Condemning the grave situation of human rights across the Syrian Arab Republic, and demanding that the Syrian authorities meet their responsibility to protect the Syrian population and to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of all persons within its jurisdiction, Condemning also any indiscriminate or deliberate targeting of civilians in violation of international humanitarian law, in particular by the Syrian authorities, and recalling the obligation of all parties to the conflict to take all feasible precautions to avoid, and in any event minimize, harm to civilians and civilian objects, such as medical facilities and schools, including by ceasing their use for military purposes, and the prohibition on attacking, removing, destroying or rendering useless objects or areas indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, including drinking water installations, supplies, irrigation works and agricultural areas for the production of foodstuffs and crops, Expressing deep concern at the situation of women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, especially those who are internally displaced, who remain among the most vulnerable to violence and abuse, and noting in this regard relevant Security Council resolutions on the protection of civilians, including Council resolution 2475 (2019) of 20 June 2019, Expressing deep concern also that the human rights of women continue to be violated, in particular through sexual and gender-based violence and systematic discrimination against women and girls, and that women, in particular those belonging to certain religious and ethnic communities, have been disproportionately affected by the conflict, Reiterating that the only sustainable solution to the current conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic is through an inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process under the auspices of the United Nations, including with the equal voice and full and meaningful participation of women in all efforts and decision-making, as outlined by the Security Council GE.20-08499(E) 