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Vitaly Churkin, the Russian Ambassador,
speaking to the press following a meeting on Syria (Click on picture)
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The Security Council, Recalling its
Resolution 2042 (2012), as well as its Presidential Statements of 3
August 2011, 21 March 2012 and 5 April 2012, and
also recalling all
relevant resolutions of the General Assembly,
Reaffirming its support to the Joint Special
Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, and his
work, following General Assembly resolution A/RES/66/253 of 16 February 2012
and relevant resolutions of the League of Arab States,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to
the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and to
the purposes and principles of the Charter,
Condemning the widespread violations
of human rights by the Syrian authorities, as well as any human rights abuses
by armed groups, recalling that those
responsible shall be held accountable, and expressing
its profound regret at the death of many thousands of people in Syria,
Noting the Syrian government’s commitment
on 25 March 2012 to implement the six-point proposal of the Joint Special Envoy
of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, and to implement urgently
and visibly its commitments, as it agreed to do in its communication to the
Envoy of 1 April 2012, to (a) cease troop movements towards population centres,
(b) cease all use of heavy weapons in such centres, and (c) begin pullback of
military concentrations in and around population centres, and to implement
these in their entirety by no later than 10 April 2012, and noting also the Syrian opposition’s
expressed commitment to respect the cessation of violence, provided the
government does so,
Noting the Envoy’s assessment that, as of
12 April 2012, the parties appeared to be observing a cessation of fire and
that the Syrian government had started to implement its commitments, and supporting the Envoy’s call for an
immediate and visible implementation by the Syrian government of all elements
of the Envoy’s six-point proposal in their entirety to achieve a sustained
cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties,
Expressing concern over violent
incidents and reports of casualties which have escalated again in recent days,
and noting that the cessation of the
armed violence in all its forms is therefore clearly incomplete,
Taking note of the view
expressed by the Secretary-General that a United Nations monitoring mission
would greatly contribute to observing and upholding the commitment of the
parties to a cessation of armed violence in all its forms and to supporting the
implementation of the six-point plan,
Noting the signing on 19 April 2012 of the
Preliminary Understanding between the Syrian Arab Republic and the United
Nation to provide a basis for a protocol governing the Advance Team and, upon
its deployment, the UN supervision mechanism,
Having considered the Secretary-General's
letter addressed to the President of Security Council, and its enclosure
(S/2012/238),
1. Reaffirms its full support for and calls for the urgent, comprehensive, and
immediate implementation of all elements of the Envoy’s six-point proposal as
annexed to resolution 2042 (2012) aimed at bringing an immediate end to all
violence and human rights violations, securing humanitarian access and
facilitating a Syrian-led political transition leading to a democratic, plural
political system, in which citizens are equal regardless of their affiliations,
ethnicities or beliefs, including through commencing a comprehensive political
dialogue between the Syrian government and the whole spectrum of the Syrian
opposition;
2. Calls upon the Syrian government to
implement visibly its commitments in their entirety, as it agreed to do in its
communication to the Envoy of 1 April 2012, to (a) cease troop movements
towards population centres, (b) cease all use of heavy weapons in such centres,
and (c) begin pullback of military concentrations in and around population
centres, and as it further agreed to do in the Preliminary Understanding signed
on 19 April 2012;
3. Underlines the importance attached by
the Envoy to the withdrawal of all Syrian government troops and heavy weapons
from population centres to their barracks to facilitate a sustained cessation
of violence;
4. Calls upon all parties in Syria,
including the opposition, immediately to cease all armed violence in all its
forms;
5. Decides to establish immediately for an initial period of 90 days a
United Nations supervision mission in Syria (UNSMIS) to monitor a cessation of
armed violence in all its forms by all parties and relevant aspects of the
Envoy’s six-point proposal, on the basis of the Preliminary Understanding
signed on 19 April 2012 and the model status-of-forces agreement dated
9 October 1990 (A/45/594) which shall apply provisionally pending the
timely conclusion of a status-of-mission agreement concerning the status of
UNSMIS between the United Nations and the Syrian government;
6. Decides that UNSMIS will comprise an initial deployment of up to
300 United Nations Military Observers supported by a limited and appropriate
substantive civilian component to be agreed in consultations with the Syrian
government and the Security Council, pursuant to the Secretary-General's
proposal contained in his letter addressed to the President of Security Council
(S/2012/238);
7. Calls upon the Syrian government to
ensure the effective operation of UNSMIS by: facilitating the expeditious and
unhindered deployment of its personnel and capabilities as required to fulfil
its mandate; ensuring its full, unimpeded, and immediate freedom of movement
and access as necessary to fulfil its mandate; allowing its unobstructed
communications; and allowing it to freely and privately communicate with
individuals throughout Syria without retaliation against any person as a result
of interaction with UNSMIS;
8. Calls upon the parties to guarantee the
safety of the UNSMIS personnel without prejudice to its freedom of movement and
access, and stresses that the primary
responsibility in this regard lies with the Syrian authorities;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to report
immediately to the Security Council any obstructions to the effective operation
of UNSMIS by any party;
10. Reiterates its call for the Syrian
authorities to allow immediate, full and unimpeded access of humanitarian
personnel to all populations in need of assistance, in accordance with
international law and guiding principles of humanitarian assistance and calls
upon all parties in Syria, in particular the Syrian authorities, to cooperate
fully with the United Nations and relevant humanitarian organizations to
facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to report
to the Council on the implementation of this resolution within 30 days of its
adoption and every 30 days thereafter, and also to submit, if necessary, to the
Council his proposals with regard to UNSMIS mandate, scope and methods of work in
advance of the expiration of the current mandate;
12. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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