A/HRC/20/37 While the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic has interacted with some special procedures, recent requests by mandate holders for visits to the country remain pending or unanswered. For instance, on 19 October 2011, the Government replied positively to a request made by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association to visit the Syrian Arab Republic. In its reply to the request, the Government invited the Special Rapporteur to visit at an appropriate time for both sides during the first months of 2012. A letter from the Special Rapporteur suggesting a visit in March 2012 remained, however, unanswered. On 19 April 2012, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons addressed a request to visit the Syrian Arab Republic to its Permanent Mission in Geneva. 25. With reference to an OHCHR field presence in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Government did not address this issue in its note verbale of 1 May 2012. It should be recalled that the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic, during a meeting with representatives of OHCHR on 11 January 2012, pointed out that, at the time, his Government was not yet ready to cooperate with OHCHR. 26. In paragraph 19 of its resolution 19/22, the Human Rights Council invited me to take the measures necessary to support the efforts of the League of Arab States to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. As noted above, the General Assembly, in its resolution 66/253, endorsed the Plan of Action of the League of Arab States of 2 November 2011, and the League’s decisions of 22 January and 12 February 2012. The mandate of the Joint Special Envoy, which is based on resolution 66/253, reflects therefore all relevant decisions of the League of Arab States. The Envoy has regularly briefed the Assembly and the Security Council on his activities, and continues to provide regular reports thereon, as requested. I have also reported to the Assembly and to the Council on support for the efforts of the League of Arab States to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and the League’s decisions. In this context, both the Joint Special Envoy and I have called on all parties to adhere to the cessation of violence in all its forms, to cooperate with UNSMIS and to implement the six-point plan in its entirety with a view to paving the way for an inclusive Syrian-led political process to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people. As I have noted previously, the efforts of the Envoy and UNSMIS are possibly the only remaining chance to stabilize the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and to avoid a civil war. 27. In accordance with paragraph 21 of Human Rights Council resolution 19/22, an update report on the implementation of the resolution is being prepared and will be presented to the Council at its twenty-first session. 9