S/RES/2585(2021) SC
Security Council resolution 2585 (2021) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 6 months]
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Abstentions
| Draft symbol | S/2021/636 |
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| Adopted symbol | S/RES/2585(2021) |
| Category | POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS |
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Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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| UN Document | S/RES/2585(2021) ↗ |
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.8817
Speeches following this vote (11)
Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield
Let me start by expressing deep gratitude to the co-penholders for the extraordinary efforts they made to get us to this point today. I also want to thank all of the members of the Security Council for their support.
Thanks to resolution 2585 (2021), millions of Syrians can breathe a sigh of relief tonight knowing that vital humanitarian aid will continue to flow into Idlib through the Bab Al-Ha…
Mr. Nebenzia
We are pleased that, despite all the difficulties and contradictions, the Security Council today managed to find an important point of contact on such a complex issue as a cross-border mechanism for the supply of humanitarian aid in Syria. We are grateful to our American colleagues, who worked in the spirit of the agreements reached during the Geneva summit between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden.
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Ms. Juul
I would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly thank all Council members for their uniquely close and constructive cooperation throughout the six-month period during which we have been working to renew this very
important resolution 2585 (2021). It is in fact the first time since 2016 that we have unanimously adopted this life-saving cross-border resolution. So once again, I would say a…
Mr. Tirumurti
I take the floor to explain India’s position on resolution 2585 (2021), which was just adopted.
Allow me at the outset to thank the co-penholders, Ireland and Norway, for their efforts. The decade-long violence and terror has had a devastating impact on the lives of Syrians. Syria, which was the fulcrum of Arab culture and the leading voice in the region, is now facing a precarious situation. In…
Mr. Zhang Jun
China welcomes the fact that the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2585 (2021), on the extension of the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Syria. China attaches great importance to the humanitarian situation in Syria and supports the international community and United Nations agencies in scaling up humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, in line with the guiding principles of emerg…
Mr. Jürgenson
I thank the co-penholders for their immense work and persistent efforts to maintain the cross-border humanitarian mechanism. Ireland and Norway have worked closely with all Council members to reach an outcome based on humanitarian needs, aiming to support Syrian people across the country.
Because of that determination, we voted in favour of renewing the mandate for 12 months. Estonia thanks the …
Mrs. Toroitich
Kenya takes the floor to explain its vote.
We would like to sincerely thank and commend the co-penholders for their resolute efforts. We also applaud the cooperation that has produced this text — sponsored by the co-penholders, the United States and Russia — in a spirit of compromise and unity.
Our affirmative vote reflects our strong commitment to the well-being of all Syrian people. Our appla…
Mr. Ben Lagha
Tunisia welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2585 (2021), on extending the cross-border mechanism for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria. My country’s delegation would like to thank the penholders, Ireland and Norway, for their efforts to reach this consensual text. We would also like to thank the other members of the Security Council for their positive engagement throughout the n…
Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu
We thank Ireland and Norway for their efforts as co-penholders of resolution 2585 (2021), particularly for keeping the discussions focused on humanitarian needs in Syria and for submitting a very reasonable and concrete draft text.
The resolution adopted today represents an agreement that will extend the operations of the crossborder mechanism for 12 additional months. That is why Mexico voted i…
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of France.
France is relieved that the cross-border humanitarian mechanism in Syria has been renewed for 12 months. There is currently no alternative to this mechanism for providing vital assistance to thousands of people every day. Indeed, the Syrian regime continues to use humanitarian aid for political purposes.
We welcome the tir…
Mr. Sabbagh
The Security Council has met once again to adopt a resolution on the so called a cross-border mechanism for humanitarian aid (resolution 2585 (2021)).
Undoubtedly, the Permanent Missions of Russia and China, along with other missions, made efforts during the negotiations to bring to light important elements to improve the humanitarian situation and deliver
aid to those in need of it in Syria, i…
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United Nations S/RES/2585 (2021)
Security Council Distr.: General
9 July 2021
Resolution 2585 (2021)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8817th meeting, on
9 July 2021
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), 2533 (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,
Encouraging efforts to improve cross-line deliveries of humanitarian assistance
and all relevant parties to further promote, consistent with United Nations
assessments of need, unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance,
Determining that the devastating humanitarian situation in Syria continues to
constitute a threat to peace and security in the region,
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,
Expressing in this regard grave concern at the impact of the COVID -19
pandemic, recognizing that the pandemic presents a profound challenge to Syria’s
health system and humanitarian situation, and recalling the need for full, safe and
unhindered humanitarian access, without delay, including for humanitarian personnel
and medical personnel, their equipment, transport and supplies in order to facilitate
the provision of humanitarian assistance and COVID-19 vaccinations to all parts of
Syria without discrimination, as contained in resolution 2565 (2021) and the United
Nations Secretary-General’s appeal,
Recognizing that humanitarian activities are broader than solely addressing the
immediate needs of the affected population and should include support to essential
services through water, sanitation, health, education, and shelter early recovery
projects,
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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. Demands the full and immediate implementation of all provisions of all
relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165
(2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018), 2449
(2018) 2504 (2020), and 2533 (2020);
2. Decides to extend the decisions in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Security Council
resolution 2165 (2014), for a period of six months, that is, until 10 January 2022, only
for the border crossing at Bab al-Hawa with an extension of an additional six months,
that is, until 10 July 2022, subject to the issuance of the Secretary General’s
substantive report, with particular focus on transparency in operations, and progress
on cross-line access in meeting humanitarian needs;
3. Calls upon all Member States to respond with practical steps to address
the urgent needs of the Syrian people in light of the profound socio -economic and
humanitarian impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Syria, as a country in situation
of complex humanitarian emergency;
4. Welcomes all efforts and initiatives to broaden the humanitarian activities
in Syria, including water, sanitation, health, education, and shelter early recovery
projects, undertaken by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and
other organizations, and calls upon other international humanitarian agencies and
relevant parties to support them;
5. 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), 2533 (2020) and this resolution and
on compliance by all relevant parties in Syria and further requests the Secretary-General to include in his reports overall trends in United Nations cross -line
operations, in particular on the implementation of the above mentioned activities on
improving all modalities of humanitarian deliveries inside Syria and early recovery
projects, and detailed information on the humanitarian assistance delivered through
United Nations humanitarian cross-border operations, including the distribution
mechanism, the number of beneficiaries, operating partners, locations of aid
deliveries at district-level and the volume and nature of items delivered;
6. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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