A/HRC/RES/43/28 16. Strongly condemns the Syrian authorities’ continued and deliberate obstruction of life-saving humanitarian assistance to those most in need, including the removal of humanitarian aid from United Nations-approved convoys, including medical aid and supplies intended to reach desperate populations deprived of vital necessities; 17. Demands that the Syrian authorities and their State and non-State allies facilitate, and all other parties to the conflict do not hinder, the full, timely, immediate, unrestricted and safe humanitarian access of the United Nations and other humanitarian actors to all areas, and that they ensure that the delivery of unrestricted humanitarian aid reaches all those in need, for as long as it is needed, including in areas that have been retaken by the Syrian authorities, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, and calls upon Member States to fully fund the United Nations appeals; 18. Strongly condemns the use of arbitrary arrest, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances by the Syrian authorities in the retaken areas of control, including Dara’a, Duma and Eastern Ghouta, and extremely concerned about the recent finding of the Commission of Inquiry that there is a general absence of rule of law in those retaken areas; 19. Also strongly condemns the practice of intimidation by the Syrian authorities against those taking part in political processes, including the Constitutional Committee, as reported by the Commission of Inquiry, and the fragile security situation and fear and tension created in retaken areas by the so-called “reconciliation processes” imposed by the Syrian authorities, for which they have failed to fulfil their commitments or to abide by their assurances; 20. Concerned about the situation in the north-eastern region, takes note of the recent findings of the Commission of Inquiry in this regard, emphasizes that all parties must comply with their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and reiterates the recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry to nonState armed groups that they must comply with international humanitarian law and investigate all allegations of violations and crimes committed by their fighters; 21. Takes note with deep concern of the recent conclusions of the Commission of Inquiry in its conference room paper entitled “‘They have erased the dreams of my children’: children’s rights in the Syrian Arab Republic”,3 that an overwhelming impact of the conflict is that children remain victimized on multiple grounds and continue to be denied the protection to which they are entitled under international humanitarian and international human rights law, and encourages the Commission to continue its investigation and documentation of violations and abuses of the rights of the child, including potential recommendations for accountability measures; 22. Deplores the fact that children continue to be subjected to serious violations and abuses, including being killed, abducted, used or recruited by armed actors, and being maimed, injured and orphaned, bearing the brunt of the violence perpetrated by warring parties, strongly condemns the use of schools for military purposes, and takes note of the Commission of Inquiry’s finding that children’s experiences in the Syrian conflict have been deeply gendered; 23. Also deplores the fact that the unprecedented and recurrent nature of violations and abuses against children has affected generations to come, and that the psychological impact of the conflict on children has been a striking feature of the war in the Syrian Arab Republic with far-reaching consequences, and urges all parties to ensure that children affected by the conflict receive appropriate health treatment, including the provision of mental health and psychosocial support; 24. Calls upon all parties to respect and protect the full enjoyment by children of all their human rights, to ensure access to basic services, such as medical care and education, and to provide official documents such as birth and educational certificates, and to allow at all times humanitarian workers to reach children and families in need of life-saving assistance, and to prevent and protect children from all exploitation, violations and abuses, including sexual and gender-based violence and child, early and forced marriage, trafficking 3 Available from www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/IICISyria/Pages/Documentation.aspx. 5