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]
Symbol: S/RES/2585 (2021)
Date: 2021-07-09
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/76 [222] SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SITUATION
S/ X The situation in the Middle East.
Subjects: UN. Monitoring Mechanism Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2165 (2014)|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|RELIEF CORRIDORS|SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: ESTONIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: yes
country: KENYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NIGER
vote: yes
country: NORWAY
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
vote: yes
country: TUNISIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

               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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