United Nations Security Council Resolution 2139 Explained

Number:	2139
Organ:	SC
Date:	22 February
Year:	2014
Meeting:	7116
Code:	S/RES/2139
Document:	https://undocs.org/S/RES/2139(2014)
For:	15
Abstention:	0
Against:	0
Subject:	Humanitarian aid access to Syria
Result:	Adopted

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 to four border crossings not controlled by the Syrian government.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

Notes and References

1. https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47204&Cr=syria&Cr1= "Unanimously approved, Security Council resolution demands aid access in Syria"
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/middleeast/un-orders-both-sides-in-syria-to-allow-humanitarian-aid.html "U.N. Orders Both Sides in Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid"
3. http://unscr.com/en/resolutions/2165 Security Council Resolution 2165 - UNSCR
4. http://www.voanews.com/content/un-security-council-authorizes-aid-across-syria-borders/1957381.html UN Security Council Authorizes Aid Across Syria's Borders