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Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative
of the United Kingdom to the UN,
speaks to the press. June 2012 |
DRAFT SCR: UNSMIS
The
Security Council,
PP1.
Recalling its Resolutions 2043 (2012)
and 2042 (2012), and its Presidential Statements of 3 August 2011, 21 March
2012 and 5 April 2012,
PP2.
Reaffirming also 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, aimed at
securing full implementation of his six-point plan in its entirety, as annexed
to resolution 2042 (2012),
PP3. Welcoming the National
Compact and the Joint Political Vision for the Features of the Transitional Phase as approved by the Syrian Opposition Conference held under the auspices of the League of Arab States in Cairo
on July 3, 2012,
PP4.
Condemning the Syrian authorities’ increasing
use of heavy weapons, including indiscriminate shelling from tanks and
helicopters, in population centres and failure to withdraw its troops and heavy
weapons to their barracks contrary to paragraph 2 of resolution 2043 (2012),
PP5.
Condemning the continued widespread
violations of human rights by the Syrian authorities, as well as any human
rights abuses by armed groups, and recalling
that those responsible shall be held accountable, and expressing its profound regret at the death of many thousands of
people in Syria,
PP6. Deploring the deteriorating humanitarian
situation and the failure to ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance
to all areas affected by the fighting contrary to point 3 of the Envoy’s
six-point plan, reiterating its call
for the Syrian parties to allow immediate, full and unimpeded access of
humanitarian personnel to all populations in need of assistance, in particular
to civilian populations in need of evacuation, and calling 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;
PP7.
Condemning that thousands of Syrians
continue to be detained in networks of Government-run facilities and deploring
that there is no freedom of assembly contrary to points 4 and 6 of the
six-point plan, and recalling the
urgency of intensifying the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained
persons, and reiterating the need for
Syrians to enjoy the freedom to assemble, including to demonstrate peacefully
and freedom of movement for journalists throughout the country, as part of the
necessary conditions for a political transition,
PP8.
Expressing grave concern at the
increasing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons as a result of
the ongoing violence, and expressing
its appreciation of the significant efforts that have been made by the States
bordering Syria to assist those who have fled across Syria’s borders as a
consequence of the violence, and requesting UNHCR to provide assistance as
requested by member states receiving these displaced persons,
PP9.
. Having considered the Secretary-General’s
report on UNSMIS dated 6 July 2012, commending
United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) personnel for their
continued efforts in a dangerous and volatile environment, and deploring that, due to the failure of
the parties to implement the six-point plan and to the level of violence, monitoring
access restrictions and direct targeting, the Mission’s operational activities
were rendered unworkable, and noting
the Secretary-General’s recommendation that a shift in Mission structure and
focus should be considered,
PP10.
Stressing that rapid progress on a
political solution represents the best opportunity to resolve the situation in
Syria peacefully, welcoming in this
regard the outcome of the Envoy’s 30 June Action Group meeting, and noting that progress towards an
atmosphere of safety and calm is key to enabling a credible transition,
PP11.
Noting the Secretary-General’s 7 July
2012 call on the Security Council to provide the necessary support and ensure
sustained, united and effective pressure on all concerned to ensure
implementation of its resolutions and create conditions for the success of a
political solution envisaged by the Action Group,
PP12.
Reaffirming its strong commitment to
the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and to
the purposes and principles of the Charter,
PP13.
Determining that the situation in
Syria constitutes a threat to international peace and security,
PP14.
Acting under Chapter VII of the
Charter of the United Nations,
1. Expresses
grave concern at the escalation of
violence, and the failure of the parties, in particular the Syrian authorities,
to implement the Envoy’s six-point plan as annexed to resolution 2042 (2012),
thus not permitting the creation of a political space that would allow for
meaningful political dialogue,
2. Endorses
in full the 30 June Action Group Communiqué and its underlying guidelines and
principles (Annex A);
3. Demands that
all Syrian parties work with the Envoy to implement rapidly the transition plan
set forth in the Communiqué, including through: (a) the establishment of a
transitional governing body which could include members of the present
government and the opposition and other groups and be formed on the basis of
mutual consent and which would exercise full executive powers, (b) a review of
the constitutional order and legal system and development of a new constitution
that would be subject to popular approval and as a result of a inclusive and
meaningful national dialogue process, and (c) the holding of free and fair
multi-party elections on the basis of the new constitution;
Enabling
Transition: Immediate implementation of the Envoy’s six-point plan
4. Demands 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 as
outlined in Annex A, 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 authorities and the whole spectrum of the Syrian opposition;
5. Decides
that the Syrian authorities shall implement visibly and verifiably their commitments
in their entirety, as they agreed to do in the Preliminary Understanding and as
stipulated in resolution 2042 (2012) and 2043(2012), to (a) cease troop
movements towards population centres, (b) cease all use of heavy weapons in
such centres, (c) complete pullback of military concentrations in and around
population centres, and to withdraw its troops and heavy weapons from
population centres to their barracks or temporary deployment places to
facilitate a sustained cessation of violence;
6. Demands that
all parties in Syria, including the opposition, immediately cease all armed
violence in all its forms, thereby creating an atmosphere conducive to a
political transition;
Accountability
7. Recalls
that all those responsible for human rights violations, including acts of
violence, must be held accountable,
8. Notes Commissioner
Pinheiro’s unofficial visit to Damascus and
decides that the Syrian Government
shall provide the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the
Syrian Arab Republic and individuals working on its behalf immediate entry and
access to all areas of Syria, decides that the Syrian authorities shall
cooperate fully with the Commission of Inquiry in the performance of its
mandate, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council all
information gathered by the Independent Commission of Inquiry pertaining to the
commission of widespread and systematic violations of human rights;
UNSMIS
9. Decides to
renew the mandate of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS)
for a period of 45 days, on the basis of the Secretary-General’s recommendation
to reconfigure the Mission to increase support for dialogue with and between the
parties, and enhance attention to the political track and rights’ issues across
the six-point plan;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to retain the minimum military observer
capacity and requisite civilian component necessary to promote forward steps on
the six-point plan through facilitation of political dialogue and to conduct
verification and fact-finding tasks;
11. Condemns all
attacks against UNSMIS, reaffirms
that perpetrators of attacks against UN personnel must be held to account, demands
that the parties guarantee the safety of 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;
12. Demands that
the Syrian authorities 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,
underlining in this regard the need for the Syrian authorities and the United
Nations to come rapidly to an agreement on appropriate air transportation
assets for UNSMIS; 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;
Compliance
13. Decides
that, if the Syrian authorities have not fully complied with paragraph 5 above
within ten days, then it shall impose immediately measures under Article 41 of
the UN Charter;
Reporting and Follow-Up
14. Requests
the Secretary-General to report to the Council on the implementation of this
resolution within 10 days of its adoption and every 15 days thereafter;
15. Expresses its
intention to assess the implementation of this resolution and to consider
further steps as appropriate;
16. Decides to
remain seized of the matter;
