France:
draft resolution
The Security Council,
Recalling
all its relevant resolutions, especially 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014),
2191 (2014), 2258 (2015) and 2286 (2016);
Reaffirming
its
strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic;
Alarmed
by the continued deterioration of the devastating humanitarian
situation in Aleppo and by the fact that urgent humanitarian
evacuations and assistance are now needed by a large number of Aleppo
inhabitants;
Recalling
the
need for all parties to respect the relevant provisions of
international humanitarian law and the United Nations guiding
principles of humanitarian emergency assistance;
1. Takes
note of
the efforts to carry out evacuations of civilians and fighters from
the districts of the city of Aleppo affected by the conflict;
2. Stresses
that
these evacuations must be conducted in accordance with international
humanitarian law and principles and emphasizes
that the evacuations of civilians must be voluntary and to final
destinations of their choice, and protection must be provided to all
civilians who choose or who have been forced to be evacuated and
those who opt to remain in their homes;
3.
Requests the
United Nations and other relevant institutions to carry out adequate,
neutral monitoring and direct observation and to report, as
appropriate, on evacuations from eastern districts of Aleppo and
other districts of the city, to ensure further deployment of staff
for these purposes as needed and demands
all parties to provide these monitors with safe, immediate and
unimpeded access;
4. Stresses
the importance to ensure the voluntary, safe and dignified passage of
all civilians from eastern districts of Aleppo or other areas, under
the monitoring of and coordination by the United Nations and other
relevant institutions, to a destination of their choice; stresses
that in such circumstances, priority should be given to the most
seriously wounded people and the most vulnerable and calls on all the
parties to cooperate with the United Nations in this regard;
5. Demands
that
all parties allow complete, immediate, unconditional, safe and
unhindered access for the United Nations and its implementing
partners, in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches
people through the most direct route in order to meet basic needs,
including the provision of medical care, consistent with the
provisions of its resolution 2258 (2015) for the whole of Syria and
respect and protect all civilians across Aleppo and throughout Syria;
stresses
that all parties must respect their obligations under international
humanitarian law and, in particular, to respect and protect civilians
and civilian objects;
6 Calls
on
all parties to respect and protect all medical and humanitarian
personnel, their means of transport and equipment, as well as
hospitals and other medical facilities throughout the country,
consistent with its resolution 2286 (2016);
7. Requests
the Secretary General to take urgent steps to make arrangements,
including security arrangements, to allow the observation by the
United Nations and other relevant institutions of the well-being of
civilians, as well as the full respect of international humanitarian
law, inside eastern districts of the city of Aleppo; notify the
Security Council about these arrangements and to carry out the above
mentioned activity immediately thereupon,
8. Further
requests
the Secretary General to report to the Security Council on the
implementation of this resolution, including by the parties on the
ground, within 5 days of adoption of this resolution;
9. Decides
to remain actively seized of the matter.
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