UNSC responses to the Syrian conflict

By Isaac_Penguin

  • The UNSC issues a presidential statement

    The UNSC issues a presidential statement expressing its grave concern at the deteriorating situation in Syria, calling for Syrian authorities to fully comply with their obligations under international law, to cease the use of force and act with the utmost restraint, to allow access for international humanitarian agencies and cooperate with the OHCHR.

  • Bashar Ja'afari goes to Berlin

    Germany summons Syrian ambassador Bashar Ja’afari to Berlin after his disparaging comments following the UNSC veto on the draft resolution, also stating that any spying and exerting of pressure on members of Syrian opposition in German is “in no way acceptable.”

  • Navi Pillay's opinions

    During the UNSC’s open debate on civilian protection, Navi Pillay says there is a serious risk of the situation in Syria descending into an armed struggle; the US urges Syrian citizens not to surrender weapons to the government in response to Syria’s call to do so in exchange for amnesty; several countries express condemnation of the Assad regime; the US, Japan and France suggest the UNSC failed to protect civilians in not adopting a resolution condemning the violence.

  • Countires begin working on a resolution as momentum for UNSC response builds

    As momentum for UNSC response builds, France, Britain and Germany begin working on a draft resolution, while Russia announces it will not support any action that includes sanctions or military intervention in Syria.

  • Russia and China rejecting a possible resolution

    Russia and China veto a UNSC resolution that would have condemned the violence andcalled for a “Syrian-led political transition to a democratic, plural political system.”

  • The UNSC issues a press statement

    The UNSC issues a press statement calling upon Syria to “allow immediate, full and unimpeded access of humanitarian personnel to all populations in need of [...] humanitarian assistance.”

  • UNSC has a responsibility

    The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture says that torture of inmates in detention centers in Syria is “increasing in gravity,” and the UNSC “has a responsibility to protect the Syria people from these very serious crimes.”

  • The UNSC adopts a presidential statement

    The UNSC adopts a presidential statement expressing its gravest concern at the deteriorating situation in Syria and fully supporting the mission of JSE Kofi Annan. A UNSC press statement condemns the terrorist attacks in Damascus on March 17, and Aleppo, on March 19.

  • The UNSC unanimously adopts Resolution 2024

    The UNSC unanimously adopts Resolution 2024, authorizing an advance team of 30 unarmed observers to report on the implementation of the ceasefire.

  • The UNSC unanimously adopts Resolution 2043

    The UNSC unanimously adopts Resolution 2043, which authorizes the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), a 90-day deployment of 300 unarmed observers to monitor the ceasefire and full implementation of the Annan plan.

  • The UNSC urges the rapid deployment of UNSMIS

    The UNSC urges the rapid deployment of UNSMIS observers and the implementation of the six-point peace plan.

  • The UNSC releases a press statement

    The UNSC releases a press statement condemning the killing of over 100 people in Houla in attacks that involved the killing of civilians by shooting at close range and by severe physical abuse, and a “series of Government artillery and tank shellings on a residential neighborhood,” and demands the cessation of violence in all its forms.

  • The UNSC adopts resolution 2059

    The UNSC adopts resolution 2059, renewing the mandate of UNSMIS for a “final period of 30 days,” indicating that any further renewal would require a significant reduction in violence on the ground.

  • Gerard Araud's opinions

    Gerard Araud, France’s ambassador to the UN and president of the UNSC, says that the UNSC will not renew the mandate of UNSMIS because the conditions to keep the mission in Syria were not fulfilled. The UN will keep a presence on the ground with a liaison office in Damascus.

  • The UNSC discuss's he crisis in Syria

    The UNSC holds a special session to discuss the crisis in Syria.