Syrien unter UN-Beobachtung

Syria: Security Council authorizes deployment of advance military observer team

14 April 2012 – The Security Council today authorized the sending of an advance team of up to 30 unarmed military observers to Syria to report on the implementation of a full cessation of armed violence, pending the deployment of a United Nations supervision mission that will be tasked with monitoring the ceasefire.

In a resolution adopted unanimously, the Council called on all parties to guarantee the safety of the advance team and ensure its freedom of movement and access, stressing that the primary responsibility for carrying out those requirements lay with the Syrian authorities.

The 15-member UN body also requested the Secretary-General to immediately report to the Council any obstructions to the work of team by any party.

The Council took note of the assessment of the Joint Special Envoy of the UN and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, that as of 12 April, the Syrian parties appeared to be observing a cessation of violence, and that the Syrian Government had started to implement its commitments.

The Government also appeared to be supporting Mr. Annan's call for an immediate and visible implementation of all elements of his six-point proposal in their entirety to achieve a sustained cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties.

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Source: UN News Centre; http://www.un.org

Der Sechs-Punkte-Vorschlag von Kofi Annan

Die am 14. April 2012 verabschiedete Resolution 2042 (2012) des UN-Sicherheitsrats enthält als Anhang den Sechs-Punkte-Plan, den wir im Folgenden im Original dokumentieren. Unten folgt eine deutsche Zusammenfassung.

Resolution Annex

“Six-Point Proposal of the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States

“(1) commit to work with the Envoy in an inclusive Syrian-led political process to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people, and, to this end, commit to appoint an empowered interlocutor when invited to do so by the Envoy;

“(2) commit to stop the fighting and achieve urgently an effective United Nations supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians and stabilize the country;

“To this end, the Syrian Government should immediately cease troop movements towards, and end the use of heavy weapons in, population centres, and begin pullback of military concentrations in and around population centres;

“As these actions are being taken on the ground, the Syrian Government should work with the Envoy to bring about a sustained cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties with an effective United Nations supervision mechanism.

“Similar commitments would be sought by the Envoy from the opposition and all relevant elements to stop the fighting and work with him to bring about a sustained cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties with an effective United Nations supervision mechanism;

“(3) ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and to this end, as immediate steps, to accept and implement a daily two hour humanitarian pause and to coordinate exact time and modalities of the daily pause through an efficient mechanism, including at local level;

“(4) intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons, including especially vulnerable categories of persons, and persons involved in peaceful political activities, provide without delay through appropriate channels a list of all places in which such persons are being detained, immediately begin organizing access to such locations and through appropriate channels respond promptly to all written requests for information, access or release regarding such persons;

“(5) ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists and a non‑discriminatory visa policy for them;

“(6) respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully as legally guaranteed.”

Zusammenfassung:

1. Die Regierung in Damaskus verpflichtet sich, in Zusammenarbeit mit Annan einen politischen Dialog mit der Opposition aufzunehmen. Dabei sollen die Forderungen der Demonstranten zur Sprache kommen.
2. Der vereinbarte Waffenstillstand soll durch die Vereinten Nationen überwacht werden. Zum Schutz der Zivilbevölkerung und zur Stabilisierung des Landes sollen alle Beteiligten die bewaffnete Gewalt in jeglicher Form beenden. Die Armee soll Truppenbewegungen beenden, den Einsatz schwerer Waffen in Wohnvierteln einstellen und mit der Verlegung der Soldaten zurück in die Kasernen beginnen.
3. In den betroffenen Kampfgebieten muss ein sogenannter humanitärer Zugang gewährleistet werden. Dazu soll täglich eine zweistündige "humanitäre Pause" eingehalten werden.
4. Des Weiteren soll die syrische Regierung "das Tempo und Ausmaß der Freilassung willkürlich festgenommener Personen" steigern und eine Liste mit allen Orten bereitstellen, an denen die Betroffenen festgehalten werden.
5. Journalisten müssen sich frei im Land bewegen dürfen. Die Behörden dürfen Visa nicht mehr nur an ausgewählte Reporter ausstellen.
6. Die syrische Regierung soll "die Versammlungsfreiheit und das Recht, friedlich zu demonstrieren, respektieren".