United Nations Security Council Resolution 2139

UN Security Council; Resolution 2139
Date	22 February 2014
Meeting no.	7116
Code	S/RES/2139 (Document)
Subject	Humanitarian aid access to Syria
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Argentina; Australia; Chad; Chile; Jordan; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Nigeria; Rwanda; South Korea;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2139 was passed by a unanimous vote of the Council on February 22, 2014, and calls on all parties in the Syrian Civil War to permit free access to humanitarian aid.[1][2]

On July 14, 2014, it was supplemented by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2165, allowing direct humanitarian access across four border crossings not controlled by the Syrian government.[3][4]

References

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

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

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[1] "Unanimously approved, Security Council resolution demands aid access in Syria", United Nations News Centre.

[2] "U.N. Orders Both Sides in Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid" by Somini Sengupta, New York Times Feb. 22, 2014.

[3] Security Council Resolution 2165 - UNSCR

[4] UN Security Council Authorizes Aid Across Syria's Borders, Voice of America news