A/HRC/38/L.31 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: Limited 4 July 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-eighth session 18 June–6 July 2018 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention China, Russian Federation:* amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/38/L.20 38/… The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic After paragraph 39, insert a new paragraph reading 39 bis. Expresses its concern at the continued practice of applying unilateral coercive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic, which indiscriminately affect the enjoyment of all human rights by the Syrian people and exacerbate their suffering; * State not a member of the Human Rights Council. GE.18-10963(E) 