United States of America: Draft Resolution
United States of America: Draft Resolution
United States of America: Draft Resolution
including through pressing all relevant parties to agree and adhere to such a
ceasefire;
7.
Emphasizes the need for a ceasefire monitoring, verification and
reporting mechanism, requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security
Council on options for such a mechanism that it can support, as soon as possible and
no later than one month after the adoption of this resolution, and encourages
Member States, including members of the Security Council, to provide assistance,
including through expertise and in-kind contributions, to support such a mechanism;
8.
Reiterates its call in resolution 2249 (2015) for Member States to prevent
and suppress terrorist acts committed specifically by Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL, also known as Daesh), Al-Nusra Front (ANF), and all other
individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with Al Qaeda or ISIL,
and other terrorist groups, as designated by the Security Council, and as may further
be agreed by the ISSG and determined by the Security Council, pursuant to the
Statement of the ISSG of 14 November 2015, and to eradicate the safe haven they
have established over significant parts of Syria, and notes that the aforementioned
ceasefire will not apply to offensive or defensive actions against these individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities, as set forth in the 14 November 2015 ISSG
Statement;
9.
Welcomes the effort that was conducted by the government of Jordan to
help develop a common understanding within the ISSG of individuals and groups
for possible determination as terrorists and will consider expeditiously the
recommendation of the ISSG for the purpose of determining terrorist groups;
10. Emphasizes the need for all parties in Syria to take confidence building
measures to contribute to the viability of a political process and a lasting ceasefire,
and calls on all states to use their influence with the government of Syria and the
Syrian opposition to advance the peace process, confidence building measures and
steps towards a ceasefire;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council, as soon as
possible and no later than one month after the adoption of this resolution, on options
for further confidence building measures;
12. Calls on the parties to immediately allow humanitarian agencies rapid,
safe and unhindered access throughout Syria by most direct routes, allow
immediate, humanitarian assistance to reach all people in need, in particular in all
besieged and hard-to-reach areas, release any arbitrarily detained persons,
particularly women and children, calls on ISSG states to use their influence
immediately to these ends, and demands the full implementation of resolutions 2139
(2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and any other applicable resolutions;
13. Demands that all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians
and civilian objects as such, including attacks against medical facilities and
personnel, and any indiscriminate use of weapons, including through shelling and
aerial bombardment, welcomes the commitment by the ISSG to press the parties in
this regard, and further demands that all parties immediately comply with their
obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and
international human rights law as applicable;
14. Underscores the critical need to build conditions for the safe and
voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their home areas
and the rehabilitation of affected areas, in accordance with international law,
including applicable provisions of the Convention and Protocol Relating to the
Status of Refugees, and taking into account the interests of those countries hosting
refugees, urges Member States to provide assistance in this regard, looks forward to
the London Conference on Syria in February 2016, hosted by the United Kingdom,
Germany, Kuwait, Norway and the United Nations, as an important contribution to
this endeavour, and further expresses its support to the post-conflict reconstruction
and rehabilitation of Syria;
15. Requests that the Secretary-General report back to the Security Council
on the implementation of this resolution, including on progress of the UN-facilitated
political process, within 60 days;
16.