United Nations Security Council Resolution 2165

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UN Security Council
Resolution 2165
Majdal Shams - border with Syria.jpg
Syria border
Date14 July 2014
Meeting no.7216
CodeS/RES/2165 (Document)
SubjectDirect humanitarian access across four border crossings not controlled by the Syrian government
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2165 was passed by a unanimous vote on 14 July 2014, and allows direct humanitarian access across four border crossings not controlled by the Syrian government. [1] [2]

It supplemented United Nations Security Council Resolution 2139 passed on February 22, 2014, which called on all parties in the Syrian Civil War to permit free access to humanitarian aid. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Security Council Resolution 2165 - UNSCR
  2. ↑ UN Security Council Authorizes Aid Across Syria's Borders, Voice of America news
  3. ↑ "Unanimously approved, Security Council resolution demands aid access in Syria", United Nations News Centre.
  4. ↑ "U.N. Orders Both Sides in Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid" by Somini Sengupta, New York Times Feb. 22, 2014.