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(2016) and ending all bombardments of and military flights over Aleppo city, in order to
facilitate immediate, safe, unhindered and sustained humanitarian access, including to all of
Aleppo by the United Nations and their implementing partners, recognizing that this
requires a sustained absence of violence as determined sufficient by the United Nations and
their implementing partners to allow humanitarian assistance;
10.
Underlines that humanitarian access should be to the full number of people in
need as identified by the United Nations and their implementing partners, with the full
spectrum of humanitarian assistance as determined by the United Nations and their
implementing partners, and that the evacuation of urgent medical cases should be facilitated
by all sides solely on the basis of urgency and need;
11.
Reiterates that the only sustainable political solution to the current crisis in
the Syrian Arab Republic is through an inclusive and Syrian-led political process that
includes the full and meaningful participation of women, meets the legitimate aspirations of
the Syrian people, with a view to the full implementation of the Geneva communiqué of 30
June 2012 as endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 2118 (2013) of 27
September 2013, including through the establishment of an inclusive transitional governing
body with full executive powers, which shall be formed on the basis of mutual consent
while ensuring the continuity of governmental institutions, and the full implementation of
Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016);
12.
Expresses in this regard its fullest support for the Special Envoy’s efforts
towards the full implementation of Security Council resolution 2254 (2015), and urges all
parties to the Syrian conflict to cooperate constructively and in good faith with the Special
Envoy to this end, especially with a view to immediately address the situation in Aleppo;
13.
Requests the Commission of Inquiry to, consistent with its mandate, conduct
a comprehensive, independent special inquiry into the events in Aleppo, to, where possible,
identify all those for whom there are reasonable grounds to believe that they are responsible
for alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law, and to support efforts to
ensure that perpetrators of alleged abuses and violations are held accountable, and also
requests the Commission to provide a full report of the findings of its special inquiry to the
Human Rights Council no later than its thirty-fourth session;
14.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
2nd meeting
21 October 2016
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 24 to 7, with 16 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Albania, Belgium, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, France, Georgia,
Germany, Latvia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands,
Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Against:
Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, China, Cuba, Russian
Federation, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Abstaining:
Bangladesh, Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya,
Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa,
Viet Nam]
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