UNRIC Library Backgrounder: Syrian Arab Republic

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the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: http://undocs.org/S/2014/348 The draft resolution was not adopted due to the negative vote of 2 permanent members of the Security Council (China and Russian Federation) (S/PV.7180).

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S/2014/244 (4 April 2014): Letter from the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2014/244 Transmits report entitled "A report into the credibility of certain evidence with regard to torture and execution of persons incarcerated by the current Syrian regime", prepared by a commission of inquiry consisting of legal, medical and medical imaging experts.

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S/RES/2139 (22 February 2014): http://undocs.org/S/RES/2139(2014) on the humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

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S/2014/31 (27 January 2014): Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic: http://undocs.org/S/2014/31 A/68/663-S/2013/735 (13 December 2013): Identical letters dated 13 December 2013 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2013/735 Transmits the final report of the UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic; includes 11 appendices.

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S/2013/591 (7 October 2013): Letter dated 7 October 2013 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2013/591 Transmits proposal of the Secretary-General outlining his plans for a Joint Mission with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

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S/PRST/2013/15 (2 October 2013): Statement by the President of the Security Council: "The situation in the Middle East”: http://undocs.org/S/PRST/2013/15 S/2013/580 (27 September 2013): Letter dated 27 September 2013 from the SecretaryGeneral addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2013/580 Transmits decision of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons entitled “Decision on destruction of Syrian chemical weapons”

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S/RES/2118 (2013): http://undocs.org/S/RES/2118(2013) on the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic

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A/67/997-S/2013/553 (13 September 2013): Report of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Ghouta area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 : note / by the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2013/553 Includes letter of transmittal of the report dated 13 Sept. 2013 from the UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Factsheet summarizing the report: https://s3.amazonaws.com/unoda-web/wpcontent/uploads/2013/09/FS_SG_CW_Bilingue.pdf S/2013/184 (25 March 2013): Letter dated 22 March 2013 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council http://undocs.org/S/2013/184 ▪

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The Secretary-General announced his decision to conduct an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic

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S/2012/618 (10 August 2012): Letter dated 10 August 2012 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2012/618 Updates the Council on the implementation of the Security Council resolution 2059 (2012) and the situation in Syria since the 2 Aug. 2012 briefing by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.

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S/RES/2059 (2012): http://undocs.org/S/RES/2059(2012) on the renewal of the mandate of UNSMIS for a final period of 30 days

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S/2012/538 (19 July 2012): Draft resolution [on cessation of violence and implementation of the six-point plan of the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Arab Republic crisis] / France, Germany, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: http://undocs.org/S/2012/538 The draft resolution was not adopted due to the negative vote of 2 permanent members of the Security Council (China and Russian Federation) (S/PV.6810).

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S/2012/523 (6 July 2012): Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2043 (2012): http://undocs.org/S/2012/523 Annex (p.18-22): "Final communiqué of the Action Group for Syria"

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S/RES/2043 (2012): http://undocs.org/S/RES/2043(2012) on the establishment of a UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) S/2012/238 (19 April 2012): Letter dated 2012/04/19 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council http://undocs.org/S/2012/238 Provides a background to the crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic and outlines a proposal for a UN


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