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UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2139

22 February 2014

The Security Council

Recallingits resolutions 2042 (2012), 2043 (2012)and 2118 (2013), and its PresidentialStatements of 3 Auust 2011, 21 !arch 2012, " A#ril 2012 and 2 $cto%er 2013,

Reaffirmingits stron commitment to the so&ereinty, inde#endence, unity and territorialinterity of Syria, and to the #ur#oses and #rinci#les of the Charter of the 'nited ations,

Being appalledat the unacce#ta%le and escalatin le&el of &iolence and the death of ello&er 100,000 #eo#le in Syria, includin o&er 10,000 children, as re#orted %y the 'Secretary*+eneral and the S#ecial e#resentati&e of the Secretary*+eneral for Childrenand Armed Conflict,

Expressing grave alarmat the sinificant and ra#id deterioration of the humanitariansituation in Syria, in #articular the dire situation of hundreds of thousands of ci&ilianstra##ed in %esieed areas, most of hom are %esieed %y the Syrian armed forces andsome %y o##osition rou#s, as ell as the dire situation of o&er 3 million #eo#le in hard*to*reach areas, and deploringthe difficulties in #ro&idin, and the failure to #ro&ide,access for the humanitarian assistance to all ci&ilians in need inside Syria,

Emphasizingthe need to res#ect the ' uidin #rinci#les of humanitarian emerencyassistance and stressin the im#ortance of such assistance %ein deli&ered on the %asis ofneed, de&oid of any #olitical #re-udices and aims, commendingthe efforts of the 'nitedations and all humanitarian and medical #ersonnel in Syria and in neih%ourin

countries, and condemningall acts or threats of &iolence aainst 'nited ations staff andhumanitarian actors, hich ha&e resulted in the death, in-ury and detention of manyhumanitarian #ersonnel,

Expressing grave concernat the increasin num%er of refuees and internally dis#laced#ersons caused %y the conflict in Syria, hich has a desta%ilisin im#act on the entirereion, and underscoringits a##reciation for the sinificant and admira%le efforts thatha&e %een made %y the countries of the reion, nota%ly .e%anon, /ordan, Turey, raand y#t, to accommodate the more than 24 million refuees ho ha&e fled Syria as aresult of the on*oin &iolence, hile acnoledin the enormous #olitical,socioeconomic and financial im#act of the #resence of lare*scale #o#ulations in these

countries, and underscoringthe need for all #arties to res#ect and maintain the securityand ci&ilian character of cam#s for refuees and internally dis#laced #ersons,

Welcomingthe #ledes totallin 52" %illion at the Second nternational 6umanitarianPledin Conference for Syria, hosted %y 7uait on 1" /anuary 2014, and expressing itsappreciationto !em%er States and reional and su%*reional oraniations that ha&e#leded to #ro&ide humanitarian assistance to #eo#le in need in all #arts of Syria,includin internally dis#laced #ersons, as ell as to refuees in neih%ourin host
http://undocs.org/S/RES/2042(2012)http://undocs.org/S/RES/2043(2012)http://undocs.org/S/RES/2118(2013)http://undocs.org/S/RES/2043(2012)http://undocs.org/S/RES/2118(2013)http://undocs.org/S/RES/2042(2012)


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countries, and calling onall !em%er States to ensure the timely dis%ursement of #ledesand continued su##ort in line ith roin humanitarian needs,

Callingon all #arties to immediately end all &iolence hich has led to human sufferin inSyria, sa&e Syria9s rich societal mosaic and cultural heritae, and tae a##ro#riate ste#s

to ensure the #rotection of Syria9s :orld 6eritae Sites,

Strongly condemningthe increased terrorist attacs resultin in numerous casualties anddestruction carried out %y oraniations and indi&iduals associated ith Al*;aeda, itsaffiliates and other terrorist rou#s, and reiteratingits call on all #arties to commit to#uttin an end to terrorist acts #er#etrated %y such oraniations and indi&iduals, whilereaffirmingthat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the mostserious threats to international #eace and security, and that any acts of terrorism arecriminal and un-ustifia%le, reardless of their moti&ation, here&er, hene&er and %yhomsoe&er committed,

Expressing its regretthat its Presidential Statement of 2 $cto%er 2013 (S


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international humanitarian la and international human rihts la, andstressesthat someof these &iolations may amount to ar crimes and crimes aainst humanity?

3Demandsthat all #arties immediately cease all attacs aainst ci&ilians, as ell as theindiscriminate em#loyment of ea#ons in #o#ulated areas, includin shellin and aerial

%om%ardment, such as the use of %arrel %om%s, and methods of arfare hich are of anature to cause su#erfluous in-ury or unnecessary sufferin, and recallsin this reard theo%liation to res#ect and ensure res#ect for international humanitarian la in allcircumstances, and further recalls,in #articular, the o%liation to distinuish %eteenci&ilian #o#ulations and com%atants, and the #rohi%ition aainst indiscriminate attacs,and attacs aainst ci&ilians and ci&ilian o%-ects as such?

4Demandsthat all #arties, in #articular the Syrian authorities, fully im#lement the#ro&isions of the 2 $cto%er 2013 Statement %y the President of the Security Council(S


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8Demandsthat all #arties res#ect the #rinci#le of medical neutrality and facilitate free#assae to all areas for medical #ersonnel, eui#ment, trans#ort and su##lies, includinsurical items, and recallsthat under international humanitarian la, the ounded andsic must recei&e, to the fullest e=tent #ractica%le, and ith the least #ossi%le delay,medical care and attention reuired %y their condition and that medical and humanitarian

#ersonnel, facilities and trans#ort must %e res#ected and #rotected, and expresses graveconcernin this reard at the remo&al of medical su##lies from humanitarian shi#ments?

E!lso demandsthat all #arties tae all a##ro#riate ste#s to #rotect ci&ilians, includinmem%ers of ethnic, reliious and confessional communities, andstressesthat, in thisreard, the #rimary res#onsi%ility to #rotect its #o#ulation lies ith the Syrian authorities?

10"urther demandsthat all #arties demilitarie medical facilities, schools and otherci&ilian facilities and a&oid esta%lishin military #ositions in #o#ulated areas and desistfrom attacs directed aainst ci&ilian o%-ects?

11 Strongly condemnsthe ar%itrary detention and torture of ci&ilians in Syria, nota%ly in#risons and detention facilities, as ell as the idna##ins, a%ductions and forceddisa##earances, and demandsthe immediate end of these #ractices and the release of allar%itrarily detained #ersons startin ith omen and children, as ell as sic, oundedand elderly #eo#le and includin ' #ersonnel and -ournalists?

12 rgesall #arties to tae all a##ro#riate ste#s to ensure the safety and security of'nited ations #ersonnel, those of its s#ecialied aencies, and all other #ersonnelenaed in humanitarian relief acti&ities, ithout #re-udice to their freedom of mo&ementand access,stressesthat the #rimary res#onsi%ility in this reard lies ith the Syrianauthorities andfurther stressesthe need not to im#ede these efforts?

13 Stressesthe need to end im#unity for &iolations of international humanitarian la and&iolations and a%uses of human rihts, and reaffirms that those ho ha&e committed orare otherise res#onsi%le for such &iolations and a%uses in Syria must %e %rouht to-ustice?

14 Strongly condemnsthe increased terrorist attacs resultin in numerous casualties anddestruction carried out %y oranisations and indi&iduals associated ith Al*;aeda, itsaffiliates and other terrorist rou#s, ures the o##osition rou#s to maintain theirre-ection of these oraniations and indi&iduals hich are res#onsi%le for serious&iolations of international humanitarian la in o##osition*held areas, calls uponthe

Syrian authorities and o##osition rou#s to commit to com%atin and defeatinoraniations and indi&iduals associated ith Al*;aeda, its affiliates and other terroristrou#s, demandsthat all forein fihters immediately ithdra from Syria, andreaffirmsthat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the mostserious threats to international #eace and security, and that any acts of terrorism arecriminal and un-ustifia%le, reardless of their moti&ation, here&er, hene&er and %yhomsoe&er committed?


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1"Emphasizesthat the humanitarian situation ill continue to deteriorate in the a%senceof a #olitical solution, welcomesin this reard the +ene&a Conference on Syria launchedin !ontreu= on 22 /anuary 2014, and demandsthat all #arties or toards thecom#rehensi&e im#lementation of the +ene&a Communiu> of 30 /une 2012 leadin to aenuine #olitical transition that meets the leitimate as#irations of the Syrian #eo#le and

ena%les them inde#endently and democratically to determine their on future, andfurther stressesthat ra#id #roress on a #olitical solution should include full #artici#ation%y all rou#s and sements of Syrian society, includin omen, and re#resents the onlysustaina%le o##ortunity to resol&e the situation in Syria #eacefully, and that theim#lementation of this resolution is ey to meetin the humanitarian needs of the Syrian#eo#le?

1 rgesall !em%er States to contri%ute or increase their su##ort to the 'nited ations9humanitarian a##eals to meet the s#irallin needs of #eo#le affected %y the crisis, and to#ro&ide this su##ort in coordination ith the rele&ant 'nited ations aencies, and toensure that all #ledes are honoured in full, andfurther urgesall !em%er States, %ased

on %urden sharin #rinci#les, to su##ort the neih%ourin host countries to ena%le them tores#ond to the roin humanitarian needs, includin %y #ro&idin direct su##ort?

1DRe#ueststhe Secretary*+eneral to re#ort to the Council on the im#lementation of thisresolution %y all #arties in Syria, in #articular #arara#hs 2 throuh 12, in 30 days of itsado#tion and e&ery 30 days thereafter, and u#on recei#t of the Secretary*+eneral9s re#ort,expressesits intent to tae further ste#s in the case of non*com#liance ith this

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