By
Matthew
Russell Lee,
Must Credit
July
10, 2012 – V.0
DRAFT
RESOLUTION
(UNSMIS
MANDATE
RENEWAL)
The
Security
Council,
Recalling
its
resolutions
2042 (2012)
and 2043
(2012), as
well as its
presidential
statements of
3 August 2011,
21 March 2012
and 5 April
2012, and also
recalling
all
relevant
resolutions of
the General
Assembly,
Reaffirming
its support to
the Joint
Special Envoy
of the United
Nations and
the
League of Arab
States, Kofi
Annan, and his
six-point
proposal
approved by
the relevant
SC
resolutions,
Welcoming
the Final
Communiqué
adopted at the
Action Group
for Syria
ministerial
meeting in
Geneva on 30
June 2012
(annexed to
this
resolution)
and urging
the member
states and all
Syrian parties
to fully
comply with
its
provisions and
to implement
them in their
entirety,
Condemning
the widespread
violations of
human rights
by the Syrian
authorities,
as well as any
human rights
abuses by
armed groups,
recalling
that those
responsible
shall be held
accountable,
and expressing
its profound
regret at the
death of many
thousands of
people in
Syria,
Expressing
concern over
ongoing
violence, and
noting
the lack of
progress in
implementation
of the Envoy's
six-point
peace
plan by the
Syrian
parties,
Commending
the role and
efforts of the
United Nations
Supervision
Mission in
Syria
(UNSMIS), expressing
the readiness
to extend its
mandate and taking
note
of the
Secretary-General's
report on the
implementation
of Resolution
2043
(2012), and
observations
contained
therein to
this end
(S/2012/523),
Expressing
also its
appreciation
of the
humanitarian assistance
that
has been
provided to
Syria by other
states,
Reaffirming
its strong
commitment to
the
sovereignty, independence,
unity
and
territorial
integrity of
Syria, and to
the
purposes
and principles
of the
Charter,
1. Decides
to extend the
mandate of
UNSMIS for a
period of
three
months taking
into account
the
Secretary-General's
recommendations
contained
in paragraphs
67-71 of his
report, and stresses
the need for
UNSMIS to have
a military
observer
capability to
conduct
effective
verification
and
fact-finding
tasks.
2. Calls
upon
all Syrian
parties to
guarantee the
safety of
UNSMIS
personnel
without
prejudice
to its freedom
of movement
and access,
and stresses
that the
primary
responsibility
in this regard
lies with the
Syrian
authorities;
3. Strongly
urges
all
parties in
Syria to cease
immediately
all armed
violence in
all its
forms;
4. Reaffirms
its support
for and calls
for the
urgent,
comprehensive
and immediate
implementation
of all
elements of the
Envoy's
six-point
proposal as
annexed to
resolution
2042 (2012)
and
the Final
Communiqué
adopted at the
Action Group
ministerial
meeting in
Geneva on 30
June, 2012;
5. Urges
the Government
of Syria and
opposition
groups to
immediately
commence
the
implementation
of the
provisions of
the Final
Communiqué,
including the
principles and
guidelines on
a Syrian-led
transition,
stressing that
it is for the
Syrian people
to find a
political
solution and
that the
Syrian parties
must be
prepared to
put forward
effective and
mutually
acceptable
interlocutors
to work with
the
Joint Special
Envoy towards
a Syrian-led
settlement;
6. Urges
all member
states to work
in the spirit
of the Final
Communiqué
and
cooperate in
good faith
with the Joint
Special Envoy
in his efforts
to facilitate
a Syrian-led
political
process;
7. Expresses
its concern
over the
deteriorating
humanitarian
situation in
Syria,
including the
growing
numbers of the
refugees and
internally
displaced
persons in the
country and in
bordering
states, and
welcomes
in this regard
the tireless
efforts by the
international
humanitarian
agencies to
address the
basic
needs of the
population
affected by
the crisis;
8. Urges
all Syrian
parties to
grant a full
and unimpeded
humanitarian
access
of the
humanitarian
personnel to
those in need
and reiterates
its call for
them to
observe the
necessary
humanitarian
pause to
ensure the
evacuation of
civilians from
fighting-affected
areas;
9. Requests
the
Secretary-General
to report
immediately to
the Security
Council
any
obstructions
to the
effective
operation of
UNSMIS by any
party;
10. Expresses
its intention
to assess the
implementation
of this
resolution
and to
consider
further steps
as
appropriate;
11. Decides
to remain
seized of the
matter.
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