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U.N. Security Council Considers Draft Resolution Authorizing Cross-Border Aid to Syria Without Government Approval (May 29, 2014) [1]

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International Law in Brief [2]
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Nicole R. Tuttle

On May 29, 2014, diplomats stated that the U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would provide immediate cross-border aid in Syria without government approval. The draft resolution comes shortly after the February passage of Security Council Resolution 2139 [3], which demanded “that all parties, in particular the Syrian authorities, promptly allow rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access . . . across conflict lines and across borders.” According to a news article [4], the draft resolution, under Chapter 7, “would authorize deliveries into Syria at specific points from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan to reach millions of Syrians in opposition-held areas.”


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[1] https://www.asil.org/blogs/un-security-council-considers-draft-resolution-authorizing-cross-border-aid-syria-without
[2] https://www.asil.org/blog-name/international-law-brief
[3] http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/2139(2014)
[4] http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/29/us-syria-crisis-un-aid-idUSKBN0E923N20140529