S/2020/658 SC

The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 2042 (2012), 2043 (2012), 2118 (2013), 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2175 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2209 (2015), 2235 (2015), 2254 (2015), 2258 (2015), 2268 (2016), 2286 (2016), 2332 (2016), 2336 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018), 2449 (2018), 2504 (2020) and its Presidential Statements of 3 August 2011 (S/PRST/2011/16), 21 March 2012 (S/PRST/2012/6), 5 April 2012 (S/PRST/2012/10), 2 October 2013 (S/PRST/2013/15), 24 April 2015 (S/PRST/2015/10),17 August 2015 (S/PRST/2015/15), and 8 October 2019 (S/PRST/2019/12), 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, Expressing grave concern at the humanitarian situation in Syria, in particular the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, which worsen the socio-economic and humanitarian situations, undermine the livelihoods of civilians, and further compromise the capacity of Syria to ensure access to food, essential health supplies and medical support to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing that the pandemic presents a profound challenge to Syria’s health system, underlining the urgency of lifting unilateral coercive measures, and calling for the provision of humanitarian assistance to all parts of Syria, Recalling the guiding principles of Humanitarian Emergency assistance as set out in the GA resolution 46/182 and reiterating the need for all parties to respect and uphold the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law and the United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian emergency assistance, emphasizing the importance of upholding the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, in the provision of humanitarian assistance and recalling also the importance of humanitarian deliveries reaching their intended beneficiaries, Emphasizing that the cross border mechanism was established in 2014 as an urgent and temporary solution to address the humanitarian needs of the population, which could not be reached through existing cross line operations, Welcoming improvement of cross-line deliveries of UN humanitarian assistance in 2020 and encouraging all relevant parties to further increase cross -line humanitarian operations to all parts of Syria, Determining that the devastating humanitarian situation in Syria continues to constitute a threat to peace and security in the region, 20-09199 (E) 100720 Please recycle *2009199* Underscoring that Member States are obligated under Article 25 of the Charter of the United Nations to accept and carry out the Council’s decisions, 1. Calls upon all parties to ensure principled, sustained and improved humanitarian assistance to Syria in 2020; 2. Decides to renew the decisions in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Security Council resolution 2165 (2014), for a period of six months, that is, until 10 January 2021, excluding the border crossing of Al-Ramtha, Al Yarubiyah and Bab Al-Salam; 3. Further demands that all parties allow safe, unimpeded and sustained access for United Nations’ and their implementing partners’ humanitarian convoys to all requested areas and populations according to United Nations’ assessment of need in all parts of Syria, including in Idlib; 4. Calls upon United Nations humanitarian agencies to improve monitoring of the delivery and distribution of United Nations relief consignments and their delivery inside Syria; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to provide a report on direct and indirect impact of unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria on its socio -economic situation and humanitarian deliveries from outside Syria, including through humanitarian agencies and on economic and humanitarian cooperation between the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and other Member States, not later than 31 August; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to brief the Council monthly and to provide a report on a regular basis, at least every 60 days, on the implementation of resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018), 2449 (2018), 2504 (2020) and this resolution and on compliance by all relevant parties in Syria and further requests the Secretary -General to continue to include in his reports the humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures, overall trends in United Nations cross-line and cross-border humanitarian access and detailed information on the humanitarian assistance delivered through United Nations humanitarian cross-border operations as authorized by resolution 2165 (2014) and this resolution, including on the number of beneficiaries, locations of aid deliveries at district-level and the volume and nature of items delivered; 7. Reaffirms that it will take further measures under the Charter of the United Nations in the event of non-compliance with this resolution or resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018), 2449 (2018), and 2504 (2020); 8. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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