The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/234, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report, within 45 days, on the implementation of the resolution by the Syrian authorities. In the resolution, the Assembly demanded that all parties should immediately put an end to all violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law.
The report provides an update on respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the Syrian Arab Republic. It should be read in conjunction with the reports of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
The report is based on information available to United Nations entities on the ground and in the region, from the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and from open sources. It covers the period from 1 November 2015 to 1 February 2016.