The Continuing Grave Deterioration of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

A/HRC/RES/24/22View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2013–2014

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/25/23

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2014	A/HRC/RES/25/23	The continuing grave deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic	1,257	24%Compare
2013	A/HRC/RES/24/22	The continuing grave deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic	429	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Civilian Persons Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Syrian Arab Republic

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic;³

³A/HRC/24/46.

Demands that the Syrian authorities cooperate fully with the commission of inquiry, including by granting it immediate, full and unfettered access throughout the Syrian Arab Republic;

Strongly condemns the continued gross, systematic and widespread violations of human rights and all violations of international humanitarian law by the Syrian authorities and affiliated militias, as well as any human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law by armed opposition groups;

Stresses the need to ensure that those responsible for such violations and abuses are held to account, and encourages States to take steps to support and enable current and future accountability efforts;

Strongly condemns all massacres in the Syrian Arab Republic, including most recently the massacre in the Al Ghouta region, which caused appalling civilian casualties;

Also strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic, which is prohibited under international law, amounts to a serious crime and has a devastating impact on civilians;

Calls on all groups in the Syrian Arab Republic to refrain from retaliation and violence, including sexual violence, and urges all parties to the conflict to prevent violations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations and abuses;

Deplores the deteriorating humanitarian situation, and urges the international community to provide urgent financial support to enable the host countries to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees, while emphasizing the principle of burden-sharing;

Demands that the Syrian authorities facilitate, and all other parties to the conflict do not hinder, the full, immediate and safe access of the United Nations and humanitarian actors, and calls upon all Member States to fully fund the United Nations appeals;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

  The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-fourth session (A/HRC/24/2), Part One.

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