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neighbouring countries to host Syrian refugees, and acknowledges the socioeconomic
consequences of the presence of large-scale refugee populations in those countries;
38.
Deplores the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab
Republic, and urges the international community 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;
39.
Demands that the Syrian authorities facilitate, and all other parties to the
conflict do not hinder, the full, immediate and safe access of the United Nations and
humanitarian actors, including to hard-to-reach and besieged areas, in accordance with
Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) of 14 July 2014, 2191 (2014) of 17
December 2014, 2254 (2015), 2258 (2015) and 2268 (2016), and calls upon Member States
to fully fund the United Nations appeals;
40.
Welcomes the initiative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations to co-host the London
conference on supporting the Syrian Arab Republic and the region on 4 February 2016,
which raised new funding to meet the immediate and long-term needs of those affected by
the Syrian crisis, and renews its call upon all members of the international community to
respond expeditiously to the Syrian humanitarian appeals and to fulfil all previous pledges,
including from the London conference;
41.
Takes note of those countries outside the region that have put in place
measures and policies to assist and to host Syrian refugees, and encourages them to do
more, and encourages other States outside the region to consider implementing similar
measures and policies, also with a view to providing Syrian refugees with protection and
humanitarian assistance;
42.
Reaffirms that there can only be a political solution to the conflict in the
Syrian Arab Republic, and urges the parties to the conflict to abstain from actions that may
contribute to the continuing deterioration of the human rights, security and humanitarian
situation in order to reach a genuine political transition, based on the Geneva communiqué,
and consistent with Security Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016), that meets
the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for a civil, democratic and pluralistic State,
where all citizens receive equal protection, regardless of gender, religion or ethnicity;
43.
Demands that all parties work urgently towards the comprehensive
implementation of the Geneva communiqué, 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;
44.
Decides to convene a high-level panel discussion on the situation of human
rights in the Syrian Arab Republic at its thirty-fourth session, in consultation with the
Independent International Commission of Inquiry, including on the issue of enforced
disappearances and arbitrary detention, and the need for accountability for related
violations and abuses, featuring witness testimony and Syrian voices, and requests the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to liaise with States
and all stakeholders, including relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes,
special procedures of the Human Rights Council, national human rights institutions and
civil society with a view to ensuring their participation in the panel discussion;
45.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a report, in the
form of a summary, on the high-level panel discussion, to be presented to the Human
Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session;
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