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first: 2021-07-09
most recent: 2021-07-09
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“We recognize that the draft text put forward by the penholders represents a significant compromise to take into account the views of all Council members and is the minimum necessary to meet the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people over the next 12 months. That is why we have voted in favour of the resolution put forward by Ireland and Norway today. I would like to stress, however, that Syria remains one of the most dangerous places for humanitarian actors. We therefore call for maximum effort to ensure that any reporting does not place their safety at further risk. We hope that we, as a whole Council, can use this spirit of compromise to find a political solution to this decade-long conflict and the suffering of the Syrian people.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source
“Like others, the United Kingdom would like to start by thanking Ireland and Norway for their tireless efforts over the past few weeks to engage Council members to find a way to meet Syrians’ humanitarian needs. Without their superb efforts and consultation, we would not have gotten to where we are today. The United Nations has been clear, over the past few months, that the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people cannot be met without the renewal of the Organization’s cross-border mandate for a further 12 months. We are therefore pleased that resolution 2585 (2021) is a 12-month renewal of humanitarian access. With regard to addressing the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people, it remains our firm view that the Security Council’s action should be determined by the Organization’s assessments of humanitarian need.”
2021-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8817 (2021) · source