A/HRC/40/70 VIII. Recommendations 95. The Commission reiterates the recommendations it made in previous reports, with particular emphasis on the protection of civilians in areas where hostilities are ongoing. 96. The current situation throughout the Syrian Arab Republic undermines the feasibility of the return of internally displaced persons and refugees. Any plans for the return of those displaced both within and outside of the Syrian Arab Republic to their places of origin or habitual residences must be made in accordance with a rightsbased approach that ensures sustainable solutions. 97. Such an approach should not only address the root causes of the conflict but also help to end the cycle of violations that perpetuate the current situation on the ground. 98. To effectively address the complex issue of returns, the Commission emphasizes the need for: (a) The substantial and permanent reduction of hostilities; (b) Rapid, safe, unimpeded, unconditional and sustained access to humanitarian and medical relief for civilians in need and guarantees for the protection of aid and health workers; (c) Genuine guarantees by all parties that returnees will not face persecution, discrimination, arbitrary detention, torture or any other form of mistreatment and that their human rights will be respected and protected; (d) Immediate disclosure of the fates of detained, disappeared and missing individuals, as well as the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2258 (2015), in which the Council calls on the parties to the conflict to release any arbitrarily detained persons, particularly women and children; (e) The restoration of critical infrastructure and access to basic services; (f) Ensuring that protection and assistance concerns of displaced and returnee women and girls, including their access to basic services and key rights, are addressed in an effective and sustainable manner; (g) Efficient, accessible and affordable mechanisms to address housing, land and property issues, including with regard to women’s inheritance rights; (h) The implementation of simplified administrative procedures for civil registration of vital events, so that individuals, including children, are not prevented from exercising key rights; (i) Legislation and legal and administrative mechanisms to process civil acts and property registration that comply with international human rights law and which are equally accessible and affordable to all Syrians, in particular women, regardless of their place of residence; (j) Returnees to be able to effectively participate throughout the process of return and reintegration. 19