Security Council resolution 2533 (2020) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 12 months]
Symbol: S/RES/2533 (2020)
Date: 2020-07-11
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/75 [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: 12
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 3
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: abstention
country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
vote: abstention
country: ESTONIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: NIGER
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: abstention
country: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
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/2533 (2020)
               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 13 July 2020




               Resolution 2533 (2020)
               Adopted by the Security Council on 11 July 2020

                    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,
                    Determining that the devastating humanitarian situation in Syria continues to
               constitute a threat to peace and security in the region,
                     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) and 2504 (2020);
                     2.   Decides to renew the decisions in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Security Council
               resolution 2165 (2014), for a period of twelve months, that is, until 10 July 2021,
               excluding the border crossings of Al-Ramtha, Al Yarubiyah and Bab al-Salam;
                     3.    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 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, including on
               the number of beneficiaries, locations of aid deliveries at district-level and the volume
               and nature of items delivered;
                    4.    Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.



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