A/HRC/RES/25/23 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 April 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-fifth session Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 25/23. The continuing grave deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming all previous Human Rights Council resolutions on the Syrian Arab Republic, Reaffirming also its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, Condemning the grave deterioration of the human rights situation and the indiscriminate killing and deliberate targeting of civilians as such, in violation of international humanitarian law, and acts of violence that may foment sectarian tensions, Condemning also the lack of cooperation by the Syrian authorities with the independent international commission of inquiry, Welcoming the efforts of the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Reaffirming its support for the mission of the Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, and welcoming the international efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for a civil, democratic and pluralistic State, where all citizens are equal, regardless of gender, religion and ethnicity, Welcoming Security Council resolution 2139 (2014) of 22 February 2014, stressing the importance of its implementation, and noting its demand for rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access and of the need to end impunity for violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights, Recalling the statements made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and by the special procedures of the Human Rights Council that crimes GE.14-13307 *1413307*