A/HRC/RES/28/20 19. Takes note of the ongoing efforts by those journalists and human rights defenders who provide information about human rights violations and abuses inside the Syrian Arab Republic, despite the grave risks; 20. Expresses deep concern at the growing number of refugees and internally displaced persons fleeing the violence, welcomes the efforts by neighbouring countries to host Syrian refugees, and acknowledges the socioeconomic consequences of the presence of large-scale refugee populations in those countries; 21. Demands that the Syrian authorities and all other parties to the conflict comply with their obligations under Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014) of 22 February 2014, 2165 (2014) of 14 July 2014 and 2191 (2014) of 17 December 2014 in order to enable the immediate and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance directly to people throughout the Syrian Arab Republic by United Nations agencies and their implementing partners; 22. Deplores the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and urges the international community, including all donors, to provide urgent financial support to enable the host countries to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees, while emphasizing the principle of burden-sharing; 23. Welcomes the offer from Kuwait to host the third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria on 31 March 2015, expresses its appreciation to donor States, and calls upon all members of the international community to respond expeditiously to the Syrian humanitarian appeals and to fulfil all previous pledges; 24. Reiterates that a genuine political transition based on the Geneva communiqué is needed to end the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, and encourages the international community to take appropriate steps to that end; 25. Decides to transmit all reports and oral updates of the Commission of Inquiry to all relevant bodies of the United Nations, recommends that the Commission brief the General Assembly during its sixty-ninth session, also recommends that the Assembly submit the reports to the Security Council for appropriate action, expresses its appreciation to the Commission for its briefings to members of the Council, and recommends the continuation of future briefings; 26. Also decides to remain seized of the matter. 57th meeting 27 March 2015 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 29 to 6, with 12 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Albania, Argentina, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Maldives, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Cuba, Russian Federation, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: Bangladesh, Brazil, Congo, Ethiopia, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Viet Nam] 4