A/HRC/19/80 B. Actions by the international community 19. In paragraph 10 of its resolution S-18/1, the Human Rights Council decided to establish the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic once the mandate of the commission of inquiry ended, to monitor the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic as well as the implementation of the recommendations made by the commission of inquiry addressed to the authorities of the Syrian Arab Republic and of the resolutions of the Council on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. In response to this decision, the consultative group to the President of the Council reviewed all applicants for the post of Special Rapporteur, and submitted its recommendations to the President on 13 February 2012. The President will appoint the candidate at the nineteenth session of the Council. The Special Rapporteur will assume his/her functions upon the conclusion of the mandate of the independent commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. Once appointed, OHCHR will provide the mandate holder with the support of a secretariat. 20. With regard to paragraph 16 of the resolution, in which the Human Rights Council called upon the Syrian authorities to cooperate fully with the commission of inquiry, including by granting it access to the country, it should be noted that, to date, the commission has not been allowed access to the Syrian Arab Republic. 21. With regard to paragraph 19 of the resolution, in which the Human Rights Council decided to transmit the report of the commission of inquiry to the Secretary-General for appropriate action and transmission to all relevant United Nations bodies, the SecretaryGeneral transmitted the commission’s report to the Security Council on 14 December 2011. 7