Russian Federation
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The Security Council,
PP1 Recalling its resolutions 2042 (2012), 2043 (2012) and 2118
(2013), and its Presidential Statements of 3 August 2011, 21 March 2012, 5
April 2012 and 2 October 2013,
PP2 Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty,
independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and to the purposes and
principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
PP3 Being appalled at the unacceptable level of violence and the
death of tens of thousands of people in Syria, including women and children,
PP4 Expressing grave alarm at the significant and rapid
deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Syria, in particular the dire
situation of hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in besieged areas or
living in hard-to-reach areas, and deploring the difficulties in providing
necessary humanitarian assistance to all civilians in need inside Syria,
PP5 Calling on all parties to respect the UN guiding principles of
humanitarian emergency assistance and stressing the importance of such
assistance being delivered on the basis of need, devoid of any political
prejudices and aims, commending the efforts of the United Nations and all
humanitarian and medical personnel in Syria and in neighbouring countries, and
condemning all acts or threats of violence against United Nations staff and
humanitarian actors, which have resulted in the death, injury and detention of
many humanitarian personnel,
PP6 Expressing grave concern at the increasing number of refugees
and internally displaced persons caused by the conflict in Syria, Which has a
destabilizing impact on the entire region, and underscoring its appreciation
for the significant and admirable efforts that have been made by the countries
of the region, notably Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, to accommodate
more than 2.3 million refugees who have fled Syria as a result of the ongoing
violence, While acknowledging the enormous political, socioeconomic and
financial impact of the presence of large-scale populations in these countries
and underscoring the need for all parties to respect and maintain the security
and civilian character of camps for refugees and internally displaced persons,
PP7 Welcoming the pledges totalling $2.5 billion at the second
international humanitarian pledging conference for Syria, hosted by Kuwait on
15 January 2014, and expressing its appreciation to Member States and regional
and sub-regional organizations that have pledged to provide humanitarian
assistance to people in need in all parts of Syria, including internally
displaced persons, as well as to refugees in neighbouring host countries, and
calling on all Member States to ensure the timely disbursement of pledges
through the UN and continued support in line With growing humanitarian needs,
PP8 Calling on all parties to end immediately all violence and
violations which led to the human suffering in Syria, save Syria's rich
societal mosaic and cultural heritage, and take appropriate steps to ensure the
protection of Syria's world heritage sites,
PP9 Expressing its regret about the slow pace of progress in the
implementation of the provisions of its Presidential Statement of 2 October
2013 (S/PRST/2013/ 15), condemning cases of arbitrary denial of humanitarian
access and recalling that arbitrary denial of humanitarian access and depriving
civilians of objects indispensable to their survival, including willfully
impeding relief supply and access, can constitute a violation of international
humanitarian law,
PP10 Recognizing that some practical steps undertaken by the
Syrian authorities in implementing the requirements of the 2 October 2013 Statement
by the President of the Security Council as well as their increased level of
cooperation with the UN humanitarian family have allowed certain efforts to
result in alleviating the humanitarian situation of civilians in some cases,
including through the delivery of humanitarian assistance to besieged and
hard-to-reach areas, local ceasefires, humanitarian pauses and evacuation of
civilians, and welcoming in this regard as a commendable precedent the
humanitarian pause agreed with respect to the old city of Horns between the
parties to the conflict while condemning the violation of the pause and the
deliberate targeting of aid workers by opposition elements,
PP11 Noting that the Syrian authorities have met or showed
progress in meeting calls for expediting or easing procedures for
operationalization of additional humanitarian hubs, convoys, granting visas,
permits and approvals for the implementation of humanitarian activities,
PP12 Strongly condemning increased terrorist attacks resulting in
numerous casualties and destruction carried out by organizations and
individuals associated With Al-Qaeda and other terrorist and extremist groups,
and reiterating its call on all parties to commit to putting an end to
terrorist acts perpetrated by such organizations and individuals, while that
terrorism in all its forms and manifestations
constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and
security, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable,
regardless of their motivation, wherever, Whenever and by whomsoever committed,
PP13 Emphasizing that the humanitarian situation Will continue to
deteriorate in the absence of a durable political solution to the crisis,
reiterating its endorsement of the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012 (Annex II
of Resolution 2118 (2013)) and demanding that all parties work towards the
immediate and comprehensive implementation of the Geneva Communiqué aimed at
bringing an immediate end to all Violence and violations of international law
through a Syrian-led political process launched in Montreux on 22 January 2014
and leading to a transition that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian
people and enables them independently and democratically to determine their own
future,
1. Condemns the Widespread violations of human rights and
international humanitarian law irrespective of where they come from, as well as
all grave violations and abuses committed against children in contravention of
applicable international law, such as recruitment and use, killing and maiming,
rape, attacks on schools and hospitals as well as arbitrary arrest, detention,
torture, ill treatment and use as human shields;
2. Calls upon all parties to immediately put an end to all forms
of violence, irrespective of Where it comes from, cease, and desist from all
violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human
rights, and reaffirm their obligations under international humanitarian law and
international human rights law;
3. Calls upon all parties to the conflict to cease indiscriminate
attacks against civilians and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause
superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering, and recalls in this regard the
obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law in
all circumstances, and further recalls, in particular, the obligation to
distinguish between civilian populations and combatants, and the prohibition
against indiscriminate attacks, and attacks against civilians and civilian
objects as such;
4. Calls upon all parties to fully implement the provisions of the
2 October 2013 Statement by the President of the Security Council, including
through facilitating, in accordance with the UN guiding principles of
humanitarian emergency assistance, the expansion of humanitarian relief
operations;
5. Calls upon all parties to end the sieges of populated areas, to
allow the delivery of necessary humanitarian assistance and to enable the
rapid, safe and unhindered evacuation of all civilians Who Wish to leave, and
underscores the need for the parties to agree on humanitarian pauses, days of
tranquillity, localized cease-fires and truces to allow humanitarian agencies
safe and unhindered access to all affected areas in Syria;
6. Urges all parties, in particular the Syrian authorities, to promptly
facilitate safe and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need, through
the most effective ways, including across conflict lines and, Where
appropriate, across borders from neighbouring countries, in accordance With the
UN guiding principles of humanitarian emergency assistance;
7. Calls upon all parties to take all appropriate steps to
facilitate the efforts of the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and
other relevant humanitarian actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities,’
promptly to provide humanitarian assistance to the affected people in Syria,
including by facilitating safe and unhindered humanitarian access to civilians
in need of assistance in all areas under their control, and encourages further
cooperation between the United Nations, its specialized agencies and all
parties concerned, in accordance with the UN guiding principles of humanitarian
emergency assistance, to facilitate access and the delivery of assistance in
the entirety of the Syrian territory;
8. Calls upon all parties to respect the principle of medical
neutrality and facilitate free passage to all areas for medical personnel,
equipment, transport and supplies, and recalls that under international
humanitarian law the wounded and sick must receive, to the fullest extent
practicable, and with the least possible delay, medical care and attention
required by their condition, and that medical and humanitarian personnel,
facilities and transport must be respected and protected;
9. Calls upon all parties to take all appropriate steps to protect
civilians, including ethnical, religious and confessional minorities, and
stresses in this regard that the primary responsibility to protect its
population lies with the Syrian authorities;
10. Calls upon all parties to demilitarize medical facilities,
schools and other civilian facilities, to avoid establishing military positions
in populated areas and to desist from attacks directed against civilian
objects;
11. C0ndemns the continued arbitrary detention and torture of
civilians in Syria as well as kidnappings, abductions and forced
disappearances, and calls for the immediate end of these practices and release
all arbitrarily detained persons starting with women and children, as well as
elderly people and UN personnel;
12. Calls upon all parties to take all appropriate steps to ensure
the safety and security of United Nations personnel, those of its specialized
agencies, and all other personnel engaged in humanitarian relief activities,
Without prejudice to their freedom of movement and access, and stresses that
the primary responsibility in this regard lies with the Syrian authorities;
13. Stresses the need to end impunity for violations of
international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights, and
reaffirms that those who ' have committed or are otherwise responsible for such
violations and abuses in Syria must be brought to justice;
14. Strongly condemns the increased terrorist attacks resulting in
numerous casualties and destruction carried out by organizations and
individuals associated with Al-Qaeda and other terrorist and extremist groups,
and calls upon the Syrian authorities and opposition forces jointly to commit
to destroying and expelling from Syria all organizations and individuals
affiliated to Al-Qaeda and any other non-state actors linked to terrorism, and
reaffirms, in this regard, that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations
constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and
security, and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable,
regardless of their motivation, Wherever, whenever and by Whomsoever committed;
15. Emphasizes that the humanitarian situation will continue to
deteriorate in the absence of a political solution, welcomes in this regard the
ongoing negotiation process launched at the Geneva Conference on Syria on 22
January 2014, and calls upon all parties to work towards the comprehensive
implementation of the Geneva Communiqué of 30 June 2012 leading to a genuine
political transition that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people
and enables them independently and democratically to determine their own
future, and further stresses that rapid progress on a political solution
represents the only sustainable opportunity to resolve all aspects of the
situation in Syria peacefully, While the implementation of this resolution is
key to meeting the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people;
16. Urges all Member States to contribute or increase their
support to the United Nations' humanitarian appeals to meet the spiralling
needs of people affected by the crisis, and to provide this support in close
coordination with relevant United Nations agencies, and to ensure that all
pledges are honoured in full, and further urges all Member States, based on
burden sharing principles, to support the neighbouring host countries to enable
them to respond to the growing humanitarian needs, including by providing
direct support;
17. Requests the Secretary-General to regularly report to the
Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria and its impact on neighbouring
countries, including on progress towards implementation of the specific steps
outlined in this resolution;
18. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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